This Friday morning, President Trump fired off a series of tweets -- all directed at states with Democratic governors -- seemingly endorsing burgeoning protest movements calling for the immediate reopening of state economies as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread.
LIBERATE MINNESOTA!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1587136908.0
LIBERATE MICHIGAN!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1587136961.0
LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1587137145.0
The tweets raised alarm amongst some of Trump critics who say he's essentially pushing for civil unrest.
The media needs to be blunt here. The president’s words are a danger to public safety. There’s no “both sides” here… https://t.co/yEjbZErJkV— Brian Klaas (@Brian Klaas) 1587139568.0
@realDonaldTrump Sure having a great meltdown today🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕— Don Worth (@Don Worth) 1587137288.0
Trump is trying to provoke an uprising against Democratic governors because putting peoples’ lives at risk is worth… https://t.co/dpojjmBP9q— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen) 1587137547.0
@realDonaldTrump People are dying. You’re lying and dissembling and acting like this is the Hunger Games. Invoke… https://t.co/JKdmLLRuM3— Corey Johnson (@Corey Johnson) 1587137910.0
COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE TESTING STRATEGY, COORDINATE WITH OTHER STATES AND HEALTH OFFICIALS ON A PLAN SO WE CA… https://t.co/QidxTCCrOQ— Jordan Klepper (@Jordan Klepper) 1587137439.0
This is fine, because there's no recent instance--say, while Trump's been president--of acts of violence by people… https://t.co/II8m87zsIR— Bill Kristol (@Bill Kristol) 1587139571.0
@realDonaldTrump It's as though electing a failed conman-turned-Twitter troll President wasn't such a great idea af… https://t.co/rEFPpxxVx0— Eric Wolfson (@Eric Wolfson) 1587137583.0
Will Trump also say “liberate Ohio,” where the Republican governor, too, took immediate action to issue a stay-at-home order in March?— Tal Kopan (@Tal Kopan) 1587137453.0
One day after not disclosing what states were in "great shape" to the press, the President of the United States twe… https://t.co/IK6tfaEq7L— Tony Atkins (@Tony Atkins) 1587137637.0
@realDonaldTrump Watching the mental breakdown of Donald J Trump on Twitter is a sight to behold. He REALLY needs… https://t.co/XJ6vfvEyBy— Jay Lionel (@Jay Lionel) 1587137758.0
With his tweets to his supporters -- many of them armed -- to "liberate" Democrat run states, Trump is risking viol… https://t.co/u2K6O05CHy— Paul Harris (@Paul Harris) 1587137736.0
Trump encouraging the #reopen protests that will only help spread the virus. This is how our President behaves duri… https://t.co/VSiQ36JPTj— Melissa Ryan (@Melissa Ryan) 1587139375.0
Yesterday: Good, responsible, sober-minded reopening plan rollout, with states afforded needed leeway and authority… https://t.co/3enyWEVZ1j— Guy Benson (@Guy Benson) 1587139184.0
