Many attendees brought their kids, donning Trump apparel and singing songs about America. Most demonstrators stayed in their cars, as was supposed to be the plan, although several hundred strolled down streets or gathered on the Capitol lawn. While the stay home order was seemingly the genesis of the protest, cries to fire Whitmer and expand gun rights overpowered calls to get back to work. The Facebook page for the event didn’t explicitly say what the protest was for, but said, ”She’s driving us out of business. Other organizations attended the protest including the Michigan Militia, many of whom were carrying guns, and the Michigan Proud Boys, a self-described western chauvinist group.* Conservative protest at Michigan’s Capitol against Gov. The event was organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition and the DeVos-funded Michigan Freedom Fund is listed as a host. “It can be incredibly hard to stay home and apart from loved ones and routine activities, but the simple act of staying home is saving lives and allowing our front line health care workers the ability to provide the most comprehensive care possible for all our patients, including those with COVID-19.”ĬOVID-19 cases surpass 20K, Detroit sees slowdown in casesīut on Wednesday, conservative groups organized the “traffic jam” near Michigan’s Capitol in downtown Lansing to protest Whitmer - even though, somewhat ironically, few other cars were on the road as a result of the stay home order, besides those belonging to media.
“There is no question the governor’s order and response by Michiganders has slowed the spread of COVID-19, allowing hospitals like ours the ability to maintain much-needed capacity to care for sick patients,” said Paula Autry, president and CEO of Henry Ford Allegiance Health. Republican leaders and business groups like the Michigan Chamber of Commerce blasted the continued stay home order, even though it’s supported by health experts, and want more businesses opened up. That didn’t stop a variety of false social media posts and memes claiming things like American flags and homeschooling are banned (they’re not). Last week, she extended until April 30 and tightened it, banning some non-essential items from in-store purchases to prevent people from browsing, although they’re available for delivery and pickup.
#MICHIGAN GRIDLOCK FREE#
Gretchen Whitmer signed the original order to go into effect on March 24, closing most businesses except for hospitals, gas stations and grocery stores.ĭetroit schools revamp free meal program during COVID-19 crisis Like 42 other states, Michigan is under a stay home order. COVID-19 has spread to 92% of Michigan’s 83 counties and deaths have been reported in 51 of them. Southeast Michigan is a hotspot - CNN on Tuesday reported bodies stacked up in spare rooms in Detroit’s Sinai Grace Hospital - but few corners of the state have been left unscathed. As of Wednesday, Michigan had 28,059 cases and 1,921 deaths. Michigan has been hit particularly hard by the coronavirus, with the fourth-most cases in the country, per Johns Hopkins University tracking. CATA is unable to accommodate life-sustaining and medically necessary trips to or from these areas.” that service was “temporarily disrupted downtown and in surrounding areas due to the Operation Gridlock event at the Capitol. However, several ambulances had difficulty pushing through the traffic in late morning and the early afternoon.Īlthough a Sparrow spokesman said ambulances were able to reach the hospital without incident, the area’s transportation system, the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), wrote on Twitter around 2:30 p.m. True to the protest’s name of “Operation Gridlock,” traffic was backed up a half-mile away at Sparrow Hospital, the only Level 1 trauma center in the region, where the National Guard was called up Wednesday to erect a COVID-19 screening tent for patients entering the building to help better prevent the virus’ spread. “You will not take our liberties.” Conservative protest at Michigan’s Capitol against Gov. “We have the power,” a protester yelled in a megaphone at the Capitol as the Michigan Militia took a group photo. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay home order during the COVID-19 pandemic, but much of the event effectively turned into a pro-President Donald Trump rally. They were supposed to be there to protest Democratic Gov. More than 3,000 people - including some brandishing Confederate and militia flags, as well as guns - piled into downtown Lansing for hours on a snowy Wednesday.
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