'Stop Tweeting. People Are Dying': Trump Condemned for Twitter Rampage Encouraging Right-Wing Protests
"I lack words to describe how stupid and dangerous this is."
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President Donald Trump on Friday went on a lengthy Twitter rampage that
included calls to "liberate" Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia, an open show of s
upport for right-wing demonstrators who are disregarding stay-at-home orders in
those states to protest coronavirus social distancing guidelines.
The tweets, fired off in rapid succession late Friday morning, drew condemnation from
advocacy groups and other critics who said the president should be focusing his
attention on the lagging federal response to the deadly virus outbreak, not urging
people to revolt against state guidelines.
"Why is this your priority?" asked Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership
Conference on Civil and Human Rights. "Stop tweeting. People are dying."
Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, pointed out that the president's tweets
came after the U.S. on Thursday recorded its highest one-day coronavirus death toll to
Trump's tweet-storm began with an all-caps call to "LIBERATE MINNESOTA," the
slogan used by right-wing demonstrators who rallied outside the home of Minnesota's
Democratic Gov. Tim Walz on Friday.more...
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