Armed black protesters at Michigan statehouse.

Ben Reilly wrote:There's a lot to the story, but let's see if this works:

A Michigan state representative was escorted to the state capitol by Black armed civilians.

This comes days after hundreds of protesters gathered at the state capitol building, some with guns and confederate flags, to demand the reopening of the economy. pic.twitter.com/JZ83Eoh9B0

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 8, 2020

In a nutshell, this Michigan state representative is black, and as she's gone to work at the capitol, she's been met with anti-lockdown protesters, some of whom are waving Confederate and Nazi flags. She wanted to know why there wasn't more police protection for representatives, so these black people volunteered to be her armed escort. In the video on the tweet, they appear to be keeping six feet apart, and they're wearing face masks as well.

eddie wrote:Can you post up an actual news story? I can’t access twitter.