ToplineFormer Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday pointed to a tweet from President Trump egging on anti-lockdown protesters in Michigan in April as an example of how Trump’s language has emboldened militias, specifically a group charged with attempting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. She has uncontrolled power.” The affidavit alleges the men planned the kidnapping between June and October, after Trump tweeted to liberate Michigan and publicly feuded with Whitmer over coronavirus relief funds. Trump, during the first presidential debate, said, “When you look at North Carolina… these governors are under siege. Pennsylvania, Michigan, and a couple of others, you gotta open the states up.

Source: Forbes October 08, 2020 23:26 UTC