Outrage as Wisconsin Voters Forced to Polls During Pandemic

Voters wait in line to cast ballots at Washington High School while ignoring a stay-at-home order over the coronavirus threat to vote in the state’s presidential primary election, Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

There is outrage over Wisconsin Supreme Court ordering polls to open during the coronavirus pandemic and ruled against mail-in ballots and calls-out President Trump for fraud and hypocrisy.

Milwaukee is home to the largest African-American community in Wisconsin. Don’t tell me that forcing people to choose between their health and their right to vote today is anything but an appalling act of voter suppression. https://t.co/4Leq1CtMHZ

— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) April 7, 2020

AURN White House Correspondent April Ryan speaks with NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson who decries putting voters in jeopardy, especially African Americans, who are taking the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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