Whitmer condemns 'small group' of armed lockdown
protesters
Michigan
governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, for an
interview subject to a particularly glitchy feed from Zoom, Skype or whichever
video service was being used, making her look at times a bit like she was
wearing first world war “dazzle” camouflage. Our leaders are subject to the
same trials of working from home as the rest of us, evidently, if not quite so
eager to show off that they did an MA in British modern art.
governor Gretchen Whitmer appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, for an
interview subject to a particularly glitchy feed from Zoom, Skype or whichever
video service was being used, making her look at times a bit like she was
wearing first world war “dazzle” camouflage. Our leaders are subject to the
same trials of working from home as the rest of us, evidently, if not quite so
eager to show off that they did an MA in British modern art.
Whitmer was asked about the protest in her state capital, Lansing, on Thursday in which men
armed with “long guns” participated – carrying them legally, it should be
noted, in the statehouse.
armed with “long guns” participated – carrying them legally, it should be
noted, in the statehouse.
“We know that people are not all happy about having to take the stay home posture,” she
said, “and you know what, I’m not either. But we have to listen to the public
health experts and displays like the one we saw in our state capital are not
representative of who we are in Michigan.
said, “and you know what, I’m not either. But we have to listen to the public
health experts and displays like the one we saw in our state capital are not
representative of who we are in Michigan.
“There were swastikas and Confederate flags and nooses and people with assault rifles.
That’s a small group of people when you think that this is a state of almost
10m people, the vast majority of whom are doing the right thing.”
That’s a small group of people when you think that this is a state of almost
10m people, the vast majority of whom are doing the right thing.”
Donald Trump has regularly expressed support for the Michigan protesters, who on
Friday he called “very good people”, inviting comparisons to his infamous
comments about the Charlottesville white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched
in the summer of 2017. (They were “very fine people”, for the inglorious
record.)
Friday he called “very good people”, inviting comparisons to his infamous
comments about the Charlottesville white supremacists and neo-Nazis who marched
in the summer of 2017. (They were “very fine people”, for the inglorious
record.)
Asked about the president’s comments, Whitmer said: “Some of the outrageousness of what
happened in our capital this week depicted some of the worst racism and awful
parts of our history in this country. Now, the Confederate flags and nooses,
the swastikas, the behaviour that you’ve seen, is not representative of who we
are in Michigan.”
happened in our capital this week depicted some of the worst racism and awful
parts of our history in this country. Now, the Confederate flags and nooses,
the swastikas, the behaviour that you’ve seen, is not representative of who we
are in Michigan.”
In otherwords, she chose not to shout back at the president, or comment on his
suggestion she should “make a deal” with such protesters.
suggestion she should “make a deal” with such protesters.
November, who is accused of sexual assault and who might also name Whitmer as
his running mate. More on that to come.
his running mate. More on that to come.
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