Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Protest Lockdown Extension

Demonstrators protest the extension of Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order, outside the State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 24, 2020. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Thousands of people rallied in Wisconsin on Friday to protest continued stay-at-home orders that were initially due to expire that day.

Video shot from a local news helicopter revealed a massive crowd, standing shoulder-to-shoulder in protest outside the capitol building in Madison, holding placards and American flags.