I april 2020 begyndte forskellige anti-lockdown grupper at springe frem i USA, som primært var affilieret med og støttet af republikanske vælgere. Disse grupper protesterede mod de foranstaltninger, som de forskellige myndigheder havde fremsat for at bekæmpe pandemien.<ref name=":24">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/17/far-right-coronavirus-protests-restrictions|title=The rightwing groups behind wave of protests against Covid-19 restrictions|last=Wilson|first=Jason|date=17. april 2020|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18. april 2020}}</ref><ref name=":25">{{cite news|url=https://cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/protests-coronavirus-stay-home-orders/|title=Protests Are Popping Up Across the US over Stay-at-Home Restrictions|last=Andone|first=Dakin|date=16. april 2020|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=7. oktober 2021}}</ref> Trump havde tilskyndet protesterne på Twitter,<ref name=":26">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-governors.html|title=Trump Encourages Protest Against Governors Who Have Imposed Virus Restrictions|last1=Shear|first1=Michael D.|date=17. april 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=19. april 2020|last2=Mervosh|first2=Sarah|author-link1=Michael D. Shear}}</ref> selvom at flere af de delstater, hvor protesterne pågik i, ikke overholdte Trump-administrationens egne retningslinjer for genåbning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/493701-trump-support-for-protests-threatens-to-undermine-social-distancing|title=Trump support for protests threatens to undermine social distancing rules|last1=Chalfant|first1=Morgan|date=20. april 2020|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=10. juli 2020|last2=Samuels|first2=Brett}}</ref>  Trump støttede i april 2020 ligeledes [[Georgia]]s guvernør Brian Kemps plan om at genåbne flere virksomheder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/a031d395d414ffa655fdc65e6760d6a0|title=Trump approved of Georgia's plan to reopen before bashing it|last1=Lemire|first1=Jonathan|date=24. april 2020|work=[[AP News]]|access-date=28. april 2020|last2=Nadler|first2=Ben}}</ref> I løbet af foråret pressede Trump i stigende grad på for at rulle restriktionerne tilbage, for på denne måde at vende de økonomiske skader disse havde forårsaget på landet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/18/trump-reopening-economy-193885|title=Trump's unspoken factor on reopening the economy: Politics|last=Kumar|first=Anita|date=18. april 2020|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=10. juli 2020}}</ref> Trods rekordhøje COVID-19-tilfælde i USA fra midten af juni og en stigende procentdel af positive testresultater fortsatte Trump i vid udstrækning med at nedtone pandemien, herunder påstod han i begyndelsen af juli 2020, at 99 procent af COVID-19-tilfældene er "totalt harmløse".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/06/trump-throws-caution-wind-coronavirus/|title=President Trump, coronavirus truther|last=Blake|first=Aaron|date=6. juli 2020|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=11. juli 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-factcheck.html|title=Trump Falsely Claims '99 Percent' of Virus Cases Are 'Totally Harmless'|last1=Rabin|first1=Roni Caryn|date=5. juli 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=7. oktober 2021|last2=Cameron|first2=Chris}}</ref> Han insisterede samtidig på, at alle delstater skulle åbne skolerne for personlig undervisning til efteråret, på trods af en stigning i rapporterede tilfælde i juli.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/07/07/888157257/white-house-pushes-to-reopen-schools-despite-a-surge-in-coronavirus-cases|title=Trump Pledges To 'Pressure' Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns|last=Sprunt|first=Barbara|date=7. juli 2020|work=[[National Public Radio|NPR]]|access-date=10. juli 2020}}</ref>
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