January 6, 2021 10:33 a.m.
As thousands of raging Trumpers descended on the nation’s capital Tuesday night, a preview for the main pro-Trump attraction on Wednesday, the mood was insurgent.
“The Second Amendment was made, it was written in the Bill of Rights, for times… like… these!” the gun rights activist Jan Morgan yelled into a microphone at Freedom Plaza, one of a number of speakers to nod toward violent revolt if they didn’t get their way.
Trump’s official designation as a one-term president was just hours away: Wednesday’s main event, following a speech by the Big Man himself outside the White House, will rally against the certification of the electoral college vote at the Capitol Building.
The far-right, male-only group, the Proud Boys, will descend onto Washington, D.C., in protest the same day Congress plans to certify Electoral College votes, officially confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
WASHINGTON – A city accustomed to mass protests is gearing up for especially intense ones over what should be the most mundane of political events: the counting of Electoral College votes during a special joint session of Congress.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, however, die-hard supporters are planning to descend on the nation s capital Jan. 6, to pressure Republican lawmakers into aligning themselves with the doomed effort to overturn Joe Biden s electoral victory.
Knife fights, shouting matches, and verbal harassment of Trump opponents accompanied previous demonstrations following Biden s election win in November. Now federal and local law enforcement are bracing for what may be the most intense Trump protest yet as Congress is poised to formally declare Biden president-elect.
Wild protests: Police brace for pro-Trump rallies when Congress meets Jan. 6 to certify Biden s win David Jackson and Matthew Brown, USA TODAY
Police in Washington DC prepare for pro-Trump rallies as Congress certifies Biden s win
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WASHINGTON – A city accustomed to mass protests is gearing up for especially intense ones over what should be the most mundane of political events: the counting of Electoral College votes during a special joint session of Congress.
At the urging of President Donald Trump, however, die-hard supporters are planning to descend on the nation s capital Jan. 6, to pressure Republican lawmakers into aligning themselves with the doomed effort to overturn Joe Biden s electoral victory.