Kellyanne Conway Says Trump Wants Protestors to Follow Social Distancing Guidelines

White House counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway is clarifying President Donald Trump’s stance on protesters practicing social distancing while she is also taking a swing at governors.

During an interview on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” on Monday, Conway was asked how the president feels about the protests disregarding many of the social distancing guidelines.

Fox News’ Sandra Smith also noted that many of the photos capture protesters across the country failing to practice social distancing which could be potentially counter-productive.

Conway conceded that protesters’ actions were not in accordance with the social distancing guidelines, and the president and the administration believe distance is needed to prevent the spread of the virus. She then went on to blame governors for the problem.

“Some of these governors have physically distanced from common sense,” Conway said before taking aim at Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.), adding, “In Michigan, you can basically smoke your grass but not cut your grass. This makes no sense to many people.”

See Conway’s remarks below:

Conway went on to defend protesters in what she describes as “low-infection areas” despite many of the protests taking place in states with coronavirus hotspots.

“I look at those people and I see the forgotten men and forgotten women, economically,” Conway said. “They’re saying, ‘Look, I’m in a low-infection area, I’m asymptomatic, not exposed, I want to get back to work.’”