The Governor and the Protester

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🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

She ordered Michigan to stay on lockdown through mid-May. He thinks the measures are too extreme. Today, we speak to them both. Guests: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Phil Campbell, a vice president of a pest control company whose revenues have been halved during lockdown. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Two weeks ago, President Trump announced that governors would be on their own to decide when to ease lockdown restrictions. The day after his announcement, he called for Michigan’s liberation on Twitter. Raucous protests ensued.After becoming a prominent foil of the president, Ms. Whitmer is now being considered as a potential vice-presidential pick in the election.

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0:26.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:33.0	This is The Daily.
0:36.0	Michigan has been one of the most aggressive states when it comes to taking steps to combat
0:42.8	the coronavirus.
0:43.8	Bans on all gatherings outside a single household, travel to instate vacation homes and the use
0:49.2	of motorboats.
0:50.2	Michigan's restrictions on its citizens movements have been at the center of a national debate
0:56.6	about public health versus economic survival.
1:01.2	Protest in Michigan or growing because the governor, Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, has told
1:05.8	the citizens they can't leave the city and stay in their summer homes.
1:09.0	Don't buy paint, don't buy roses, don't buy, I mean, she's got all these crazy things.
1:14.0	Today, a conversation with the governor who ordered those restrictions and a demonstrator
1:22.2	who is protesting them.
1:27.2	It's Wednesday, April 29th.
1:32.0	So I just want to start by asking you to introduce yourself, your name and where you're talking
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