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Now Conservatives See Who’s in Their Political Bed
Finally, the big reveal has come to conservative Americans. Protesters in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida marched over the weekend to voice their opposition to “shelter in place” measures designed to flatten the curve of Coronavirus 2019 incidences in the country.
The demonstrators took to the streets at the urging of Donald Trump, the titular head of the Republican Party, and the current occupant of the White House. In recent tweets, Trump encouraged his base supporters to invade the streets of American and demand Democratic governors to open up their states for business.
The President indicated he would like to see the country open up again around May Day. Democratic governors have been reluctant to put corporate and business profits over scientific data, which suggests that May 1, maybe too soon to remove the “shelter in place” restrictions.
When Trump gave the word for mass protests, ostensibly, to prove there is a groundswell of support for his desire to lift the quarantine, his so-called “base” turned out in rather pathetic numbers to support their President.
Shockingly, the much talked about “Trump base,” turned out to be overwhelmingly white gun-toting, Confederate flag-waving American men and a few white women who love them. These are the forgotten Americans whom Trump…
