Are we witnessing a Donald Trump re-election effort manifesting itself in the form of protests from those who object to governors acting to protect Americans against a deadly viral infection?

The protests are ongoing again today in state capitals where governors have shut down their states. They have imposed stay at home orders, and ordered residents to maintain appropriate social distancing while the world fights against the coronavirus pandemic.

Donald Trump wants the governors to reopen their states. He has declared his desire to have the nation reopened for business by May 1. That won’t happen.

However, he is egging on the protesters. He is backing them rhetorically, declaring that Americans who are carrying signs and demanding a reopening “like me.” What the hell is he trying to do?

Governors, most of whom are Democrats (and yes, Trump is a Republican), are clamping down with measures designed to inhibit the growth of the infection. Yet we hear now from some protesters who say they disbelieve the warnings coming from pre-eminent medical experts. They don’t trust the experts who say the killer virus is many times worse than influenza. Some of the radical protesters demand that Trump “fire” Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the voices of reason who’s been trying to slow down the reopening movement.

Donald Trump’s behavior should seek to unite the country. Instead, he is seeking to divide us. He is pitting his administration against many of the nation’s governors. Trump continues to rail against Democrats, the media and seeks to rub the blame for his own failure off on others.

The protesters are echoing the president’s disgraceful behavior.