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In April 2020, then-President Trump focused his ire on Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Democratic governor, for imposing lockdown measures, tweeting: "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" The state was the site of numerous protests against Ms Whitmer's Covid policies, including tense armed rallies at the state capitol.