7:50 min. mark, co-host Juan Gonzales describes right wing protesters, many armed with weapons that are demanding an end to coronavirus shutdowns in number of states and the impact this could have on the upcoming presidential election in November. (In the video, conservative radio host Alex Jones is in one scene riding in an open SUV and speaking to crowds on a microphone).
We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. “We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism,” says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
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- (Austin) Statesman, 'Chanting 'Let Us Work!,' 'Fire Fauci,' Protesters at the Capitol Decry Weapons Restrictions,' Ap. 18
Chanting, “Let us work!”, “Put this on TV!” and “Fire Fauci!” about 300 protesters swarmed together, defying health experts’ warnings about social proximity, Saturday at a “You Can’t Close America Rally” on the south steps of the Capitol. The rally against stay-at-home orders, like those imposed by Gov. Greg Abbott, was heavily promoted by InfoWars — Alex Jones’ Austin-based conspiracy website — and one of its hosts, Owen Shroyer. Attendees came from as far away as Corpus Christi and Fort Worth. “We thought it was going to be a lot bigger than this,” said Lisa Ray, 52, who was there with her husband, John Ray, 59, and their daughter, Shanti, 8, who wore a snugly pink bunny outfit.
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