Everyone is focused on the fact that some of the protesters were carrying firearms, Whitmer said, adding, "The fact of the matter is, that kind of rhetoric, that kind of ugly political rallying is only making it harder for us to re-engage, which is the sad irony, is that demonstrations like that create the need to continue this aggressive stance that we've had to take to save lives."

Images from the protests show that some signs displayed swastikas and people were carrying Confederate flags.

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