Trump Demands "Liberation" During Lockdown

The Daily DC

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4.4 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In the last few days, President Trump has called for governors to 'liberate' the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia even as the coronavirus death toll continues to climb. Join CNN Political Director David Chalian and CNN senior writer Zach Wolf as they discuss the rising protests against social distancing orders. Also, just how beholden is our economy to the safe reopening of our schools?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.6	President Trump tweeted on Friday about your state, quote, liberate Michigan. His tweets to quote,
1:06.3	liberate Michigan, liberate Minnesota. Liberate Michigan, liberate Virginia, Michigan and Minnesota from stricter rules on social distancing.
1:14.6	Hey everyone, I'm David Chalien, the CNN political director.
1:21.6	This is the Daily DC.
1:23.6	Across the country, protests are popping up in both red and blue states.
1:29.4	As President Trump continues to encourage the protests, some governors have different ideas.
1:34.9	First of all, I understand the frustration among the people that want to get things open right away.
1:40.3	I'm frustrated also.
1:41.7	I mean, I wish I had someone to protest to, but the president's policy
1:45.1	says you can't start to reopen under his plan until you have declining numbers for 14 days,
1:50.3	which those states and my state do not have. So then to encourage people to go protest,
1:55.4	the plan that you just made recommendations on Thursday, it just doesn't make any sense.
2:01.2	That was Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland, you heard right there.
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