Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deemed the anti-quarantine protesters who demonstrated both in the streets and in the state Capitol building “racist and misogynistic.”

Whitmer’s strict stay-at-home orders, meant to stem the spread of the coronavirus, have faced backlash, including protests last month in the capital of Lansing. In a particularly heated moment, protesters, some of whom were carrying rifles and other long guns, gathered inside the House chamber and yelled down to the legislators on the floor.