{"id":133440,"date":"2020-04-18T18:35:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T01:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=133440"},"modified":"2020-04-28T02:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:42:42","slug":"reopen-nevada-protestors-show-disgust-for-closings-widespread-support-for-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/reopen-nevada-protestors-show-disgust-for-closings-widespread-support-for-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopen Nevada Protestors Show Disgust for Closings, Widespread Support for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several hundred Nevadans took part in dual protests in Carson City and Las Vegas Saturday. Their aim was to put a stop to Gov. Steve Sisolak\u2019s closing of non-essential businesses and his continuing stay-at-home directive in response to coronavirus.<\/p>\n

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Protestors assembled Saturday in Carson City (above) and Las Vegas to demand the reopening of Nevada businesses. (Image: KLAS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Organized by an informal organization called \u201cReopen Nevada Group,\u201d hundreds of Las Vegas participants assembled at the Sawyer Building. In Carson City, hundreds more were located near state government offices by the capitol.<\/p>\n

Protestors also drove their cars by the crowds and honked horns. Many activists were outside holding picket signs and American flags.<\/p>\n

Some signs called for recalling Sisolak, a Democrat, while others supported President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Organizers said on a Facebook page that the rally attempted \u201cto show our disappointment in the \u2018governor\u2019 regarding his drastic and tyrannical decisions affecting our state!\u201d<\/p>\n

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At one of the Nevada rallies, one picket sign said, \u201cLife is Freedom We Have Right To Live It \u2018Mayor Goodman.\u2019\u201d Another said, \u201cTo Be Vegas Strong. We Must Open Now.\u201d A third said, \u201cThe Only Deadly Virus is Sisolak!!!\u201d And on the other side, one said, \u201cEven The Pharaoh Freed the Hebrews During A Plague.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Participants were heard shouting, \u201cFour more years\u201d \u2013 an apparent reference to support a second term for Trump. Many wore Trump hats or shirts.<\/p>\n

Most rally attendees were not wearing masks or gloves. Many were standing close to one another, too.<\/p>\n

The Nevada event builds on similar conservative movements in other states to quickly reopen each state\u2019s businesses. Nationally, the most prominent protest was held this week in Lansing, Michigan. It was directed at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s stay-at-home directive.<\/p>\n

Nevada organizers posted on their Facebook site: \u201cMichigan did it! So can we! Fight for Nevada!\u201d<\/p>\n

Organizers of Nevada\u2019s event plan to hold another rally on May 2. It is scheduled between 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Carson City.<\/p>\n

Trump Encourages Protestors<\/h2>\n

On Friday, President Trump encouraged reopen groups nationally in his tweets against restrictions in some states.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think elements of what they\u2019ve done are just too tough,” Trump said at a White House press briefing about state limitations on reopening. He had tweeted “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n

In recent days, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman<\/a> called the Nevada shutdown “total insanity.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shutdown has become one of total insanity in my opinion, for there is no backup of data as to why we are shut down from the start, no plan in place how to move through the shutdown, or how even to come out of it,\u201d Goodman told the City Council on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Under Sisolak\u2019s order, nonessential Nevada businesses are closed at least through April 30. He could extend the order.<\/p>\n

Murren Emphasizes COVID-19 Testing<\/h2>\n

This week, Jim Murren, the former MGM Resorts International CEO and chairman who is now chair of Nevada’s COVID-19 task force, told television station KVVU that testing for the virus will be an important step for the reopening of Nevada businesses, including those in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s very clear that the testing capacity in this state is inadequate,” Murren said in an interview on Friday with the TV station. “That\u2019s not because people don\u2019t want to, it\u2019s because we don\u2019t have the supplies for those particular labs.\u201d<\/p>\n

He wants to see several labs statewide. He also wants the state to test hundreds of thousands of Nevada residents.<\/p>\n

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For Nevada casinos, Murren predicts a slow roll out. It would be like how Macau is reopening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“There are temperature checks at the points of entry to the resorts, people are wearing PPE, they\u2019re wearing masks and other protective equipment,\u201d Murren explained. \u201cThey’re social distancing in terms of spacing people on table games, as well as on slot machines. Some of the venues are not open, such as theaters, large concert venues, night clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murren also disagreed with Goodman\u2019s comments. \u201cI think she\u2019s wrong,\u201d Murren said. \u201cI think science and the medical experts have to lead this way. I understand the economic tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Las Vegas casino executives and union leaders<\/a> are banding together to decide which safety measures should be implemented when the properties are permitted to reopen.<\/p>\n

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Clark County stood at 2,882 as of Saturday. There were 133 deaths from the outbreak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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