It is unknown if Ducey was at the Capitol during the protest. There were about 100 vehicles in total, according to an estimate from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror
Arizona Department of Public Safety estimated there were 100 vehicles at the event. Vehicles circle the state Capitol at the Operation Gridlock protest on April 19, 2020.
Some blared air horns, while others blasted patriotic music from their vehicle sound systems. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, consisted of cars circling the Capitol for about two hours as protesters inside displayed signs and honked their horns. The protest, dubbed Operation Gridlock by organizers and an off-shoot of a controversial Michigan protest last week that was tied to a group funded by the family of U.S. Ducey’s executive order runs through April 30, though he can choose to extend it past that date.ĭucey has so far resisted calls to quickly lift restrictions, and has said science and public health concerns will guide when and how he does so.
Trump has encouraged such protests, saying that some restrictions enacted by governors to blunt the spread of COVID-19 “are too much.” In Arizona, only businesses deemed “essential” are allowed to remain open, and they must enforce social-distancing measures that keep customers six feet apart. Many of the protesters displayed support of President Donald Trump, flying Trump flags, wearing the president’s signature red campaign hats and other campaign paraphernalia. Doug Ducey to lift his stay-at-home order and “re-open” Arizona. Conservatives angry about the catastrophic economic situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions on businesses and citizens drove around the state Capitol Sunday in protest, hoping to persuade Gov.
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