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Michigan militia’s march on state house puts armed protest in the spotlight

The GOP leader of Michigan's state Senate sharply criticized an armed militia’s involvement in a protest to reopen the state's economy. President Trump called the protesters “very good people” and urged Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to “make a deal.”

An armed militia member waits inside the Michigan Senate chamber at the Capitol building during the "American Patriot Rally on Capitol Lawn" protest in Lansing, Mich., on April 30.
An armed militia member waits inside the Michigan Senate chamber at the Capitol building during the "American Patriot Rally on Capitol Lawn" protest in Lansing, Mich., on April 30.Read moreNicole Hester / AP
    by Sara Burnett, The Associated Press
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