Why Is This in the Guardian?

What has stoked the Michigan protest?

The governor’s more stringent rules, a Republican base that fears a repeat of 2018 and Fox.

Since Tues, the network has mentioned Whitmer and the protests over 90 times across 15 shows, per @susancb

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) April 18, 2020

A wave of planned anti-lockdown demonstrations that have broken out around the country to protest against the efforts of state governments to combat the coronavirus pandemic with business closures and stay-at-home orders have included far-right groups as well as more mainstream Republicans.

While protesters in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and other states claim to speak for ordinary citizens, many are also supported by street-fighting rightwing groups like the Proud Boys, conservative armed militia groups, religious fundamentalists, anti-vaccination groups and other elements of the radical right.

And not WaPo or the NYT?

That "protest" in Lansing?  Astroturfed:

It was organized by the Michigan Conservative Coalition, which Michigan state corporate filings show has also operated under the name of Michigan Trump Republicans. It was also heavily promoted by the Michigan Freedom Fund, a group linked to the Trump cabinet member Betsy DeVos.

If you read the article, you see this roots of this "movement" are plastic all the way down.  Meanwhile:

More than eight in 10 voters, 81 percent, say Americans “should continue to social distance for as long as is needed to curb the spread of coronavirus, even if it means continued damage to the economy.” Only 10 percent say Americans “should stop social distancing to stimulate the economy, even if it means increasing the spread of coronavirus.” Nine percent of voters have no opinion. 

This goes quite a bit beyond FoxNews and Trump’s tweets.