“This election will decide whether we preserve our magnificent heritage or whether we allow far left radicals to wipe it all away," he said. Earlier this month, federal authorities charged right-wing militia members in connection with a plot to overthrow the government of Michigan by storming the Capitol, kidnapping Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and trying her for treason. Whitmer, a Democrat, blamed Trump for creating an environment that encourages radical criminal behavior. “You got to get your governor to open up your state," Trump said at the Muskegon rally. During Trump’s rally on Saturday, Whitmer tweeted: “This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and other government officials’ lives in danger while we try to save the lives of our fellow Americans.

Source: Mint October 17, 2020 23:03 UTC