Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee called Trump "unhinged" following a series of tweets saying states should be liberated.

On Friday, he tweeted about liberating Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia, all of which have Democratic governors who have been the subject of protests over coronavirus restrictions.

“The President’s statements this morning encourage illegal and dangerous acts. He is putting millions of people in danger of contracting COVID-19,” Inslee said in a statement.

“His unhinged rantings and calls for people to ‘liberate’ states could also lead to violence. We’ve seen it before," the governor added. 

Although Washington was not one of the states mentioned in the President’s tweets, Inslee said the tweets could have implications across the country. 

“The President’s call to action today threatens to undermine his own goal of recovery by further delaying the ability of states to amend current interventions in a safe, evidence-based way,” Inslee said.

The tweets came less than 24 hours after his administration issued a report calling for a deliberate, phased-in approach to restarting the economy.

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