TOPLINEAt a rally organized by a local city councilman, more than 150 protesters gathered outside city hall in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday to protest recent mask mandates from the city and Maricopa County. When first introduced at Wednesday's rally, Councilman Phillips twice shouted, "I can't breathe" (words uttered by George Floyd and Eric Garner as they died while being forcibly detained by police), before ripping off his mask. Mayor Lane told Forbes late Wednesday that “Councilman Phillips comments at his anti-mask protest rally today at City Hall do not represent the values of our Scottsdale community. Chief Critics:In addition to Councilman Phillips, Daniel McCarthy, who is challenging Republican Martha McSally for her Senate seat in the upcoming August primary, also spoke. According to the Arizona Central, McCarthy described the city and county mask mandates as a "communist insurrection."

Source: Forbes June 24, 2020 22:48 UTC