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Line 70: − − In May 2020, Whitmer directed a dangerous policy in ordering seniors, or anyone else, who test positive for [[COVID-19]] to be transported to nursing homes that house healthy seniors,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/05/12/michigan-dem-lawmaker-sounds-off-on-whitmers-nursing-home-order-n2568678 Michigan Dem Lawmaker Sounds Off on Whitmer's Nursing Home Order]</ref> a measure criticized by even a [[Democrat]] state representative. A few days later, [[Republican]] state senator Peter J. Lucido sought an investigation into the matter.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/18/michigan-sen-peter-j-lucido-seeks-investigation-into-placing-covid-19-patients-at-nursing-homes/ Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido seeks investigation into placing COVID-19 patients at nursing homes]</ref> Whitmer's misguided directive came under heavy criticism<ref name="Whitmer Explaining">[https://100percentfedup.com/mi-gov-whitmer-has-some-explaining-to-do-20-yr-old-black-man-with-mental-issues-who-brutally-beat-77-yr-old-veteran-in-nursing-home-was-moved-to-nursing-facility-after-covid-diagnosis/ MI Gov Whitmer Has Some Explaining To Do: 20-Yr-Old Black Man With “Mental Issues” Who Brutally Beat 77-Yr-Old Veteran In Nursing Home, Was Moved To Nursing Facility After COVID Diagnosis]</ref> when in May 2020, a 75-year-old nursing home resident, an Army veteran who had been illegally seized from his apartment by Whitmer goons and sent to the residence without his relatives being notified, was brutally beaten in a racist attack<ref name="Whitmer Explaining"/> by 20-year-old Jaydon Hayden, a COVID-19 patient with mental health issues who had been sent to the same nursing home and has since been arrested and charged for the crime.<ref name="Grethcen factor">[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/turning_nursing_homes_into_extermination_sites_the_gretchen_factor.html Turning nursing homes into extermination sites: the Gretchen factor] at the American Thinker</ref> + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 86:
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Whitmer told ''[[Politico]]'' that [[2020 presidential election]] candidate [[Joe Biden]], sidelined with mental competency concerns and [[sexual assault]] allegations, is helping her with her communication strategy<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qR3eYQ78QY</ref> and that she and Biden are cut from similar cloth.<ref> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-27/whitmer-says-she-and-biden-cut-from-similar-cloth-amid-vp-buzz</ref> Biden has admitted to counseling Whitmer as she navigated through unconstitutional territories.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/04/28/joe-biden-counseling-michigan-gov-whitmer-amid-coronavirus/</ref> [[Attorney General]] [[William Barr]] issued a statement:
Whitmer told ''[[Politico]]'' that [[2020 presidential election]] candidate [[Joe Biden]], sidelined with mental competency concerns and [[sexual assault]] allegations, is helping her with her communication strategy<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qR3eYQ78QY</ref> and that she and Biden are cut from similar cloth.<ref> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-27/whitmer-says-she-and-biden-cut-from-similar-cloth-amid-vp-buzz</ref> Biden has admitted to counseling Whitmer as she navigated through unconstitutional territories.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/04/28/joe-biden-counseling-michigan-gov-whitmer-amid-coronavirus/</ref> [[Attorney General]] [[William Barr]] issued a statement:
{{quotebox|I am directing each of our United States Attorneys to be on the lookout for state and local directives that could be violating the [[constitutional rights]] and [[civil liberties]] of individual citizens.... the Constitution is not suspended..."<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1271456/download</ref>}}
{{quotebox|I am directing each of our United States Attorneys to be on the lookout for state and local directives that could be violating the [[constitutional rights]] and [[civil liberties]] of individual citizens.... the Constitution is not suspended..."<ref>https://www.justice.gov/opa/page/file/1271456/download</ref>}}
On May 22, 2020, Whitmer arbitrarily extended the statewide stay-at-home order from May 28 to June 12.<ref>Two references:
On May 22, 2020, Whitmer arbitrarily extended the statewide stay-at-home order from May 28 to June 12.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/22/stay-at-home-order-extended-gretchen-whitmer/5245517002/ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan stay home order to June 12]
*[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/05/22/stay-at-home-order-extended-gretchen-whitmer/5245517002/ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan stay home order to June 12]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/we-must-continue-democratic-gov-gretchen-whitmer-extends-michigan-quarantine-through-june-12 'We must continue': Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan quarantine through June 12]</ref>
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/we-must-continue-democratic-gov-gretchen-whitmer-extends-michigan-quarantine-through-june-12 'We must continue': Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan quarantine through June 12]</ref>
On June 18, 2020, one day before the statewide emergency order was set to expire, Whitmer extended it until July 16.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/18/gov-gretchen-whitmer-extends-michigan-state-of-emergency-until-july-16/ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan state of emergency until July 16]
*[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/18/whitmer-extends-michigan-state-emergency-through-july-16/3215662001/ Whitmer extends Michigan's state of emergency through July 16]
*[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/06/18/whitmer-extends-michigan-state-of-emergency-july-16/3214892001/ Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan's state of emergency until July 16]</ref> On July 15, she extended the order once again, setting the state of emergency to continue until early-to-mid August.<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/gov-whitmer-extends-michigan-coronavirus-state-of-emergency-through-aug-11/ar-BB16Jzyd Gov. Whitmer extends Michigan coronavirus state of emergency through Aug. 11]
*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/gretchen-whitmer-extends-michigan-emergency-declaration-until-aug-12 Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan emergency declaration until Aug. 12]
*[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-governor-emergency-declaration-august-coronavirus Michigan governor extends emergency declaration through mid-August amid surge in coronavirus cases]</ref>
On July 10, Gov. Whitmer signed an executive order mandating people in Michigan to wear masks in any indoor public spaces and outdoor public areas;<ref>Multiple references:
*[https://www.wxyz.com/news/coronavirus/whitmer-signs-order-requiring-people-to-wear-masks-in-all-indoor-spaces-crowded-outdoor-spaces Whitmer signs order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor spaces, crowded outdoor spaces]
*[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/07/10/coronavirus-michigan-masks-mandate-covid-whitmer/5412150002/ Whitmer toughens Michigan requirement to wear masks with new executive order: What it says]
*[https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/07/whitmer-orders-mask-use-in-michigan-violators-could-be-fined-up-to-500.html Whitmer orders mask use in Michigan, violators could be fined up to $500]</ref> violators are expected to be fined up to $500, and private businesses are unconstitutionally required to refuse entry to anyone not wearing masks under the threat of having their licenses withheld.
====Cronyism at the expense of public health====
====Cronyism at the expense of public health====
Whitmer also gave a contract to Great Lakes Community Engagement, which is run by Democrat consultant Michael Kolehouse. Kolehouse owns a firm that works to help elect [[far-left]] Democrats. Kolehouse said in a Facebook post:: “I hope [Trump] gets Coronavirus ASAP. Can someone do the country a favor and cough on that man.”<ref>https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/michigan-governor-whitmer-awards-coronavirus-contract-to-dem-consulting-firm/</ref>
Whitmer also gave a contract to Great Lakes Community Engagement, which is run by Democrat consultant Michael Kolehouse. Kolehouse owns a firm that works to help elect [[far-left]] Democrats. Kolehouse said in a Facebook post:: “I hope [Trump] gets Coronavirus ASAP. Can someone do the country a favor and cough on that man.”<ref>https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/michigan-governor-whitmer-awards-coronavirus-contract-to-dem-consulting-firm/</ref>
====Nursing home deaths====
In May 2020, Whitmer directed a dangerous policy in ordering seniors, or anyone else, who test positive for [[COVID-19]] to be transported to nursing homes that house healthy seniors,<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/05/12/michigan-dem-lawmaker-sounds-off-on-whitmers-nursing-home-order-n2568678 Michigan Dem Lawmaker Sounds Off on Whitmer's Nursing Home Order]</ref> a measure criticized by even a [[Democrat]] state representative. A few days later, [[Republican]] state senator Peter J. Lucido sought an investigation into the matter.<ref>[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/05/18/michigan-sen-peter-j-lucido-seeks-investigation-into-placing-covid-19-patients-at-nursing-homes/ Michigan Sen. Peter Lucido seeks investigation into placing COVID-19 patients at nursing homes]</ref> Whitmer's misguided directive came under heavy criticism<ref name="Whitmer Explaining">[https://100percentfedup.com/mi-gov-whitmer-has-some-explaining-to-do-20-yr-old-black-man-with-mental-issues-who-brutally-beat-77-yr-old-veteran-in-nursing-home-was-moved-to-nursing-facility-after-covid-diagnosis/ MI Gov Whitmer Has Some Explaining To Do: 20-Yr-Old Black Man With “Mental Issues” Who Brutally Beat 77-Yr-Old Veteran In Nursing Home, Was Moved To Nursing Facility After COVID Diagnosis]</ref> when in May 2020, a 75-year-old nursing home resident, an Army veteran who had been illegally seized from his apartment by Whitmer goons and sent to the residence without his relatives being notified, was brutally beaten in a racist attack<ref name="Whitmer Explaining"/> by 20-year-old Jaydon Hayden, a COVID-19 patient with mental health issues who had been sent to the same nursing home and has since been arrested and charged for the crime.<ref name="Grethcen factor">[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/05/turning_nursing_homes_into_extermination_sites_the_gretchen_factor.html Turning nursing homes into extermination sites: the Gretchen factor] at the American Thinker</ref>
It was reported on June 15, 2020 that one-third of all [[coronavirus]]-related deaths in Michigan were in nursing homes.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2020-06-15/mich-requires-testing-finds-nearly-2k-nursing-home-deaths Nursing Homes, Tied to One-Third of Deaths, Ordered to Test]
*[https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/15/nursing-home-residents-deaths-covid-19-michigan/3175103001/ Nursing home residents account for 34% of Michigan's COVID-19-related deaths]</ref> Despite this, Whitmer's administration irresponsibly refused to consider transporting COVID-19 positive patients to vacant centers rather than nursing homes.<ref>[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/06/20/michigan-declined-nursing-homes-idea-put-covid-19-patients-vacant-facilities/3223213001/ Michigan declined nursing home leader's idea to put COVID-19 patients in vacant centers]</ref> When later questioned on the matter, Whitmer refused to specify details about the dangerous policy.<ref>[https://townhall.com/tipsheet/reaganmccarthy/2020/06/22/whitmerscalise-n2571102 Gov. Whitmer Declines to Answer Rep. Scalise's Questions on Devastating Nursing Home Policy]</ref>
====Disdain from Michiganders====
====Disdain from Michiganders====