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The right-wing anti-government Oath Keepers have taken part in protests demanding governors reopen their state economies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The anti-government militia group Oath Keepers on Monday threatened law enforcement officers, calling on the police to stop protecting the public from the people attending protests against social distancing and stay-at-home orders in the midst of a global pandemic.The statement was in response to a that showed police standing between the California state Capitol building in Sacramento and a group of protesters demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom reopen California's economy.Donald Trump has protests against stay-at-home orders. With an eye on the , he has for states to reopen, fearing a poor economy will .The protests against stay-at-home orders in multiple states nationwide have been attended by and . The Washington Post , "These groups see the coronavirus crisis as a vehicle to spread their beliefs, said Devin Burghart, president of the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, a nonprofit group that monitors far-right activity and has been tallying the protests."The Anti-Defamation League notes, "While many of the protests calling for the reopening of the economy and the lifting of state-issued quarantine mandates have been organized by more mainstream conservative organizations, a number have been sponsored in whole or part by identified extremists and a range of rally participants have carried signs or flags affiliated with various right-wing extremist ideologies."The Oath Keepers were to be involved in a rally in Olympia, Washington, on April 19.show the vast majority Americans and want them to continue as long as public health experts say they're necessary.This isn't the first time the Oath Keepers have put their presence and their extremist views in the spotlight in support of Trump policies.In June 2019, the Oath Keepers the construction of Trump's promised border wall between the United States and Mexico.And in 2016, when Trump said there would be rampant voter fraud in the presidential election, the Oath Keepers to "help prevent criminal vote fraud and attempted criminal voter intimidation on election day."The American Independent is the No. 1 digital platform for progressive news, reaching millions of people each month. We strive to report with honesty and integrity, shining a light on those in power and the progressive politics movement.© 2019 True Blue Media LLC

The right-wing anti-government Oath Keepers have taken part in protests demanding governors reopen their state economies in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The anti-government militia group Oath Keepers on Monday threatened law enforcement officers, calling on the police to stop protecting the public from the people attending protests against social distancing and stay-at-home orders in the midst of a global pandemic.The statement was in response to a that showed police standing between the California state Capitol building in Sacramento and a group of protesters demanding that Gov....

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