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Thousands of people showed up to Wisconsin’s State Capitol Friday to protest the state’s stay-at-home orders, making it the largest protest turnout regarding the subject to date, the New York Times reports.
“You’re being told to sit down and shut up because your opinion does not matter and you have to listen to professionals,” Madison Elmer, one of the event’s organizers, told the crowd. “You know what, you shouldn’t ever stop questioning the professionals.”
According to the Times, three separate conservative groups organized the protest. “In addition to a Wisconsin group that had thousands of RSVPs to its Facebook event, a caravan of business owners from the Milwaukee suburbs and a third group organized by a Minnesota gun-rights enthusiast said they would clog the streets of downtown Madison with their vehicles,” the Times reports.
Footage from a local news helicopter captured the size and scale of the event.
Watch:
Incredible view from @WISN12News News Chopper 12 over Madison this afternoon showing the “stay home” protest against @GovEvers order.
That is a lot of people. Our crew on the ground reports some people are carrying long guns at this protest. @ABC @ABCNewsLive pic.twitter.com/7Cr8GUmNgC
— Tanner Kahler (@tannerkahler) April 24, 2020
