The Governor and the Protester

<p>She ordered Michigan to stay on lockdown through mid-May. He thinks the measures are too extreme. Today, we speak to them both. </p><p>Guests: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Phil Campbell, a vice president of a pest control company whose revenues have been halved during lockdown. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Two weeks ago, President Trump announced that governors would be on their own to decide when to ease lockdown restrictions. The day after his announcement,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-governors.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> he called for Michigan’s liberation on Twitter.</a> Raucous protests ensued.</li><li>After becoming a<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/us/politics/gretchen-whitmer-michigan-protests.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> prominent foil of the president</a>, Ms. Whitmer is now being considered as a potential vice-presidential pick in the election.</li></ul>