Kyle Olson 10 Jun 2020
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer indicated during an interview with The Root on Tuesday that black protesters would be killed by Michigan State Police if they attempted to “storm†the capitol building
Reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr brought up the “mostly white†armed protesters who entered the state capitol as legislators were recently debating whether to extend Whitmer’s state of emergency order.
“It is lawful to bring a gun into the capitol,†Whitmer said, adding she doesn’t control the capitol grounds.
The capitol complex is protected by the Michigan State Police, which also provides her security.
The governor said she prefers the law be changed to ban firearms from the building.
“How do you respond to people who say that if there were a group of black men who stormed the state capitol that they would have been dead?†Starr asked.
“I understand why people would say that,†Whitmer said grimly.
“And I don’t disagree.â€
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