Trump's ‘liberate’ tweets supporting lockdown protesters spur social media frenzy
Donald Trump,Coronavirus,Protests,Extremism,States Rights,Virginia,Michigan,Minnesota,Role Of Government,Politics
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President Trump sparked uproar on Twitter Friday with a series of tweets encouraging followers to “liberate” amid a growing movement of protests across the country to demand governors reopen “non-essential businesses” and send people back to work.
The three states Trump tweeted about -- Virginia, Michigan and Minnesota -- are run by Democratic governors and critics have responded by calling to “liberate America” from the president.
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