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The alleged kidnapping plot aimed at Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and detailed by law enforcement Thursday steamed up headlines worldwide. But the state has been a boiling kettle for months, with armed groups demonstrating and widespread protests cheered on by the President.
Much of that outrage has had a specific target: Whitmer, and her COVID-19 public health orders.