The Memo: Culture war hits coronavirus crisis | TheHill

It is under siege!” the president urged.Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam (D), signed several new gun control measures into law a week before.“They did a horrible thing, the governor,” Trump added at his White House press briefing on Friday.Trump’s tweets drew immediate outrage from Democratic politicians and liberal commentators.Washington Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeTrump defends demonstrators protesting social distancing restrictions White House says US has enough tests for first phase of reopening Governors complain testing is weak spot in Trump plan MORE (D) — whose state was the first to bear the brunt of the virus’s spread within the United States — accused Trump of “fomenting domestic rebellion” and giving encouragement to “illegal and dangerous acts.” MSNBC anchor Joy Reid linked to a screenshot of Trump’s tweets, commenting: “So I guess we're just skipping directly to the Second Civil War chapter of this horror novel, huh?”Chris CuomoChristopher (Chris) Charles CuomoChris Cuomo's wife tests positive for coronavirus: 'The one thing I was hoping wouldn't happen' Hamptons bicyclist files police report after verbal confrontation with CNN's Chris Cuomo: report CNN's Chris Cuomo: 'I don't like what I do professionally' MORE, the CNN anchor who is himself suffering from coronavirus infection, asked, “Is this trump ‘helping country heal’?”The largest demonstration so far occurred in Lansing, Mich., on Wednesday where several thousand protestors rallied in “Operation Gridlock.” They were expressing their dismay with the strict social distancing measures put in place by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who has recently found herself in Trump’s rhetorical crosshairs.The Wolverine State had, at the time, around 27,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.