In the United States, a country that has become the world's primary focus of the epidemic, Donald Trump does not hide his haste to reopen the country. While 22 million Americans are unemployed, protests are increasing to demand "the freedom to return to work", supported on Twitter by the American president. 

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In the United States, some states have already started to lift some of the containment measures. Others believe that it is too early, when the country totals 42,094 deaths due to the coronavirus according to a last assessment. If he leaves it up to the governors to decide, President Donald Trump does not hide his haste to reopen the country. He also does not hide his sympathy for the demonstrations of the past few days which call for the end of confinement.

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"Reopening of the economy", "freedom to work"

On Monday, several hundred people demonstrated on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol, but also in their cars in the surrounding streets. In the images broadcast by American television channels, we see these demonstrators, often without masks, pressed against each other. All pro-Trump, they sometimes ostensibly display their weapons and demand "the reopening of the economy", or even "the freedom to return to work". Some signs even claim that the pandemic is a lie. Almost 22 million American citizens are unemployed. 

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Demonstrations have multiplied in recent days in the United States. The number of participants is not very high, but they make a lot of noise, thanks to the visibility granted by Fox New and the other conservative media.

Trump challenges local authority

Donald Trump also tweeted their support for them, calling for the "liberation" of certain states such as Michigan or Virginia. A president of the United States who calls to challenge the authority of local elected officials is a new situation on American territory.

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Donald Trump's objective is twofold: to blame the governors and support the protesters who serve his speech. He wants the economy to restart as quickly as possible, which is the condition, according to him, to be re-elected in six months.