Thousands protest Michigan governor's social distance order

Apr 16, 20200

Daniel Mears – Tns - Tns count

A group of protestors on the steps of the Capital protest some of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new executive orders Wednesday, April 15, 2020 around noon. Prostestors, from their cars and on foot, surrounded the State Capitol during "Operation Gridlock" in Lansing, Mich.

LANSING, Mich. - Thousands of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the coronavirus outbreak.

As snow fell, others got out of their vehicles and raised signs, one of which read, "Gov. Whitmer We Are Not Prisoners." Another said, "Michigander Against Gretchens Abuses."

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