Republican supporters of Donald Trump plan to protest the certification of the 2020 presidential election, scheduled to take place on January 6, 2021. Donald Trump has endorsed and promoted the so-called “Stop the Steal” rally.
Joe Biden won the 2020 election in both the popular vote and the electoral college and will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on January 20th, 2021.
D.C. Attorney General Preparing for Violent Right-Wing Protests. “District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said he fears the nation’s capital will be overrun by the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys on Jan. 6. “My level of anxiety is high. My preparation is even more intense than that,” Racine said on this week’s episode of CBS News’ “The Takeout” podcast.” [NY Post]
Trump Fans Are Threatening To Commit Violence On Jan. 6. “Buried deep in a report claiming Donald Trump has no intention of walking away meekly after Congress certifies the 2020 presidential election on January 6th, the Daily Beast reports that “diehard’ fans of the president are openly threatening violence the day they descend upon Washington D.C. for a “Stop the Steal” rally the president is promoting.” [Raw Story]
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Has Activated The National Guard For The Protests. “National Guard troops are being activated in Washington, D.C., this week as thousands of President Trump’s supporters are expected to arrive in the nation’s capital to protest the results of the presidential election amid Congress’s certification of the Electoral College vote.” [The Hill]
Proud Boys Leader Arrested Before Protest. Enrique Tarrio, head of the right-wing “Proud Boys” militia, was arrested by DC police two days before the protest.
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