Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump on Thursday for fanning the blazes of “bigotry and hate” after a plot to abduct the Democratic governor of Michigan was frustrated by law enforcement.
The Democratic presidential candidate, writing on Twitter, recommended Trump’s earlier call to “free Michigan” during a state-wide pandemic lockdown mostly roused the plot to hijack and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
“At the point when Governor Whitmer attempted to protect her state from a deadly pandemic, President Trump gave a call to ‘LIBERATE MICHIGAN’!” Biden wrote in the tweet.
When Governor Whitmer worked to protect her state from a deadly pandemic, President Trump issued a call to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!"
That call was heard.
He's giving oxygen to the bigotry and hate we see on the march in our country — and we have to stop it.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 9, 2020
“That call was heard. He’s giving oxygen to the bigotry and hate we see on the march in our country — and we have to stop it,” he added.
Authorities said Thursday that they arrested a number of men linked to two militia groups in Michigan who were plotting to kidnap the Gov. Whitmer.
After the plot was discovered, Whitmer blasted Trump for what she said was his refusal to condemn white supremacy and extremism in the US.
“Our head of state has spent the past seven months denying science, ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division,” she said.
After the criticism, Trump responded by urging Whitmer to “open” Michigan from coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
