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Michigan Man Behind Viral Anti-Lockdown Rant Explains Business Owners’ Struggle
Demonstrators hold a "Free Michigan" sign as they take part in a rally demanding the reopening of businesses, in Lansing, Mich., on April 30, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
By Tom Ozimek
12/4/2020Updated: 12/4/2020

A Michigan business owner who interrupted a news reporter on live television and delivered a rant that later went viral, explained the struggle that people like him have faced due to pandemic lockdowns and other restrictions.

As WWMT West Michigan reporter Travarious Haywood was preparing to respond to questions from an in-studio reporter on Thursday regarding a court ruling against a lawsuit challenging an emergency order from Michigan health authorities halting all indoor social gatherings, his live broadcast was interrupted.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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