at the state capitol in michigan. protesters of the restrictions flooded the building, some of them carrying long rifles, semi-automatic weapons, threatening lawmakers. [lawrence] there are these armed militia groups, and along comes coronavirus, mask mandates, school closures, those kinds of things. and so these were infringements on their liberty. well yes, they're healthcare measures. [elizabeth] this idea of liberty, which is such an age-old idea in our american tradition. we've seen it become repurposed to describe people who just don't want to obey anything the government says. what was most different about trump's presidency throughout was never trying to unify the country, seeing political capital in division. that was the playbook. breaking news, protests growing in washington, d.c. at this moment the white house now is on lockdown. protestors have come into lafayette square. they're now in front of the white house chanting george floyd's name.