A plot to kidnap Michigan's governor has put a focus on the security of governors who have faced election-year protests and threats.
While the alleged plot against Gretchen Whitmer is the most specific and highest-profile to come to light, it's far from the first threat against state officials, particularly Democrats who imposed business closures and restrictions on social gatherings.
Protests both against virus restrictions and racial injustice this year have targeted not just the offices but also the homes of government executives. And in Michigan, some protesters with guns were allowed inside the statehouse in April, prompting some lawmakers to wear bulletproof vests.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump set out to get his campaign back on track Friday, a week after he was sidelined by the coronavirus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
As questions linger about his health, Trump began speaking directly to voters on the radio less than four weeks from Election Day, and he eyed a return to travel as soon as Monday. The president has not been seen in public — other than in White House-produced videos — since his return days ago from the military hospital where he received experimental treatments for the virus.
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