UPDATE: Hundreds gather at Governor's residence to demand state lift 'stay at home' order

[riversedge]

Source: KSTP


KSTP Updated: April 17, 2020 04:59 PM

Friday morning, President Donald Trump responded to a planned protest at the Minnesota Governor's Residence over the state's 'stay at home' order aimed at combating COVID-19.

The president tweeted, "LIBERATE MINNESOTA," which is the name used by the event's organizers on social media.

Protesters gathered in front of the governor's residence Friday afternoon. Footage from Chopper 5, which flew above, showed hundreds gathered at the location.

On Facebook, the group planning the protests says, "Thousands of lives are being destroyed right now. It is not the governor's place to restrict free movement of Minnesota citizens! Gov. Walz you work for the citizens of this state! Minnesota's economy must be reopened for business or destroying the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Minnesota citizens and their families may result if we don't act quickly!"

Trump also tweeted about similar movements in other states.

UPDATE: Hundreds gather at Governor's residence to demand state lift 'stay at home' order

Prior to Friday's event, protesters gathered in front of Gov. Walz's home in St. Paul Thursday to urge the governor to reopen the state and businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic...............

Read more: https://kstp.com/news/trump-responds-to-planned-protest-at-minnesota-governors-residence/5703075/

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They should be arrested--those without masks and or less than 6 feet away. IMHO




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@MattGertz
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@MattGertz
What's going to be really revealing is when Trump tweets something out minutes BEFORE one of these rallies.

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[AtheistCrusader]

1. This shit is going to get people KILLED.

By violence AND the virus.

[DENVERPOPS]

16. NO shit AC

Okay, fair is fair......how about a million or two of us assemble in front of the White House or U.S. Capital.......

I know, I know, we seriously can't do that without exposing all of us to the others in the crowd.........

Any body else have an equally monstrous idea of what we all could do?????????

Interestingly, nothing is being done by the Police at any of these flash mobs sites, like arresting them all and charging them with Unlawful Assembly, etc. Of course that relies on the premise that the cops are on OUR side, not theirs. I wouldn't want to bet on that from other recent events......

[AtheistCrusader]

21. This is fully insane.

This is going to likely have to fall to the Washington State National Guard.

[sarisataka]

27. Pretty serious if the Washington Guard is called

For a protest in Minnesota

[AtheistCrusader]

35. There are protests gathering for this weekend in Olympia.

We're about to have the same shit here.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Worshiping the Pig, Owning the Libs and Testing God...what could go wrong.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. Succint. Powerful. . . . nt

[Darwin2019]

3. Killing me softly with his words.

He is killing off his base.

[pazzyanne]

32. "I don't care, du you?" nt

[BlueIdaho]

4. Do they really think that the Lord God Trump will bless

And protect them all from infection? Then by all means - proceed.

[keithbvadu2]

5. How many republican governors' homes are being assaulted by armed thugs?

How many republican governors' homes are being assaulted by armed thugs?

[lonely bird]

45. Not his home but in Columbus

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/that-ohio-protest-photo-looked-like-a-zombie-movie-zombie-movie-directors-think-so-too/2020/04/17/b518fc48-801c-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html

DeWine has done a good job despite his being a Republican. Of course he and the legislature which is controlled by Republicans are taking this opportunity to attack abortion access. Still, on the COVID-19 front he has done well.

[Pantagruel]

6. This latest class of dummies on parade

have been cleverly named the "Branch Covidians".

[Efilroft Sul]

7. Take off your masks, patriots, and breathe deeply! That's the smell of freedom!

Stand together as one! In unity, there is strength! Embrace each other warmly as Americans!

All is well, patriots! The economy will set you free! The economy will set you free!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Arbeit macht frei!

Now go quarantine your stupid asses for a couple of weeks and don't go bothering any doctors or calling ambulances if one day you find you can't breathe. And if you live, fuck yourselves anyhow.

[Efilroft Sul]

12. These people are damn fools.

May the blessings of Covid be upon them and their kith and kin.

[keithbvadu2]

24. Wouldn't that be karma?

They are blocking ambulances from the hospital.

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Ya'll give each other some nice, wet kisses, now

ya hear?

[jalan48]

10. Call in the National Guard on these fools.

[DENVERPOPS]

34. Where are the local police?

Unlawfull Assembly????????????

[justgamma]

40. You know if this was a protest

by the left, the police would be there in riot gear.

[DENVERPOPS]

44. Absolutely JG

and they would turn on the left protestors, just as they have done in other recent times......

[mzmolly]

11. Idiots.

[cstanleytech]

13. Simply solution the governor's should agree with Trump.

After of course sending a written letter formally requesting that Trump will agree to assume full personal financial liability for any deaths that occur due to the virus after 30 days from now.

[Corgigal]

14. I bet

a bunch of financial republicans live on that street. I’m sure they are so happy to see the anti intellectual squad hang out in front of their homes.

Not bright, but it’s why Trump ran as a republican to begin with.

Sorry hospital staff in two weeks.

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Repug monsters have no sense of the common good or commonwealth

It's all a narcissistic obsession with THEM. Maybe that's why they connect with Donnie, they're all just like him.

Actually I think these rallies happen for money, these are campaign events, trying a new angle because Donnie is collapsing.

Put them all in a cell and let them breath on each other.

[bluestarone]

17. Maybe time to invade rethugicon governors

[mwooldri]

18. I can say for certain they now got the 'Rona.

We're probably going to see an uptick in cases in Minnesota in 2-3 weeks time.

[kairos12]

19. Dump is promoting civil war.

[Lonestarblue]

20. I have no sympathy for these jerks. I hope every last one of them gets sick.

Unfortunately, they would also give the virus to many innocent people. What a mess.

[sarisataka]

23. Arrest them? Call the NG? Gov Walz supports

Their right to dissent and protest, as he stated at his daily press conference.

He does reccomend they practice social distancing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. And that's the smart way to deal with these knuckleheads.

Don't make martyrs out of them by arresting them.

[sarisataka]

28. I have been extremely impressed

With our Governor throughout this situation. He has approached it calmly, methodically and utilizing the many experts he has access to. Because of the we have one of the lowest, if not the lowest, per capita infection rates.

ETA- he also states quite simply how we would be in an even better place if we had adequate support from the Federal government. His matter of fact delivery is more emphatic and condemning than all out accusations would be. He takes the role of the adult.

[riversedge]

36. sorry, I was referring to breaking of the rules. the lack of masks and social distancing violations

I was not referring to them protesting. sorry, I should have made that clear.

[Sgent]

39. In KY

they were taking license plates down and ordering everyone in the household into 14 day quarantine for going to a church service. I agree trying to arrest them during the protest would achieve nothing.

[riversedge]

25. Trump parrots..............

Coronavirus In Minnesota: Protesters Again Call On Gov. Walz To End Stay-At-Home Order

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/04/17/coronavirus-in-minnesota-protesters-again-call-on-gov-walz-to-end-stay-at-home-order/


By Reg Chapman
April 17, 2020 at 4:15 pm
Filed Under:Coronavirus In Minnesota, COVID-19, Protests, Reg Chapman, Tim Walz


MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — For a second day in a row, protesters gathered Friday outside the governor’s mansion in St. Paul, urging Gov. Tim Walz to end the state’s stay-at-home order.

At noon, dozens of protesters could be seen lining the street in front of the governor’s residence, holding signs and American flags.


“I’m a small business owner and my business was shut down forcibly on the 17th of March, and I have yet to see any unemployment, any money come through from the government,” one protester told WCCO. “I’m sitting here waiting here without a paycheck, with no definitive answer on when I will be returning to work, and I don’t think that’s right.”

The group is calling themselves “Liberate Minnesota.” Their organizers say the state’s stay-at-home order has gone on long enough and Minnesotans should be able to go back to work.

In a daily briefing Friday, Walz said he respects the right to protest, but those involved need to practice safe social distancing.

“I will never stop dissent, but when you are advocating for really reckless behavior, that’s a different thing,” Walz added.

Protesters say the stay-at-home order has left them feeling shut out of work during this crisis......................................................

[Igel]

29. Meh.

Maybe it'll get people killed. Maybe not.

It got notoriety because people will somehow assume the Trump tweet triggered today's turnout. That's implausible.

They mostly appear to come from areas with low prevalence of the virus. Unless they interact long enough after being infected by people in the higher-prevalence Lansing, and do significant in-group interacting after they become infectious, it'll be a few cases. The bad hotspots were where a lot of people got together the infected did hugging and such with at least one person who was highly contagious.

I recall a lot of people saying the same thing about spring break in FL. I've seen reports of some clusters of cases, but not the death dealing COVID-19 tsunami predicted. It's not in the data. In many ways, the Miami metroplex resembles Detroit and Chicago. Same sort of thing, first impulse is to say "same sort of cause." Easier than special pleading when nothing special is immediately obvious.

[frazzled]

30. Millions militantly opt to stay at home

Just for the record

[Jamastiene]

31. If the stay at home order is putting such a burden on these jackasses,

then how are they able to be NOT AT HOME, but OUT protesting? Obviously, their "right" to leave the house has not been infringed. I see through them. They are just pitching temper tantrums. They are out of control, childish brats pitching temper tantrums. And they have guns.

And Trump is telling them to use the guns.

This cannot end well, all over nothing. I wish Anonymous would ID the fuckers so they can forever be known for how they have acted by every employer they ever try to get a job from in the future, and for the rest of us, so we can avoid such sniveling, childish, brain damaged people in our daily lives from now on. They are showing who they really are.

[Thekaspervote]

33. After one BIG day of protests they all wanna go home and watch fux

Indeed there may be isolated incidents of violence. But these people like in Michigan are being paid. Organize to become a hardened military type force?... nope, too f..king lazy. It takes commitment, dedication and work

[left-of-center2012]

37. Trump said "They like me"

[greenjar_01]

38. A few hundred idiots

Who cares.

[justgamma]

41. If they aren't satisfied

with not working,they should get a job at a nursing home or service industry. They seem to be begging for help now. Lazy goof offs.

[Baked Potato]

42. "I attended the Great Liberation protest and all I got was this lousy fever"!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

43. The FOX News President.

Trump was repeating their propaganda during his 2016 campaign too.

FOX viewers noticed the agreement and gave him support.

[GusBob]

46. So they *claim* they want businesses to open

Presumably schools too

I say claim because I think this is just Trump loving protest and a pathetic attempt for attention

The minute a business opens up too soon and employee gets sick or dies or infects a coworker or client: lawsuit city! Same goes for schools

And this will happen if they open too soon

Lawyers might be loving this

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

47. This isn't happening anywhere else in the world

And this probably just reinforces the image of Americans as gullible and selfish. And that’s not entirely wrong.

[GulfCoast66]

48. They are hoping it will give a tea party type boost. They are wrong.

Most republicans I know understand the seriousness of this.

They are basically protesting against a pandemic and actions to keep people alive. It will not win them support.

[Progressive Jones]

49. Key phrase in the headline: "Hundreds gather"

In every story about every one of these "demonstrations",
the crowd is described as "about a hundred protesters", or "a hundred or so protesters...".

My point: Very small numbers. Very small.