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A group of President Trump supporters responsible for large MAGA car caravans and pro-law enforcement rallies on Long Island took down its Facebook page on Thursday after the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol. At least five people have been reported dead after the siege, including a Capitol police officer.
The Setauket Patriots sent four bus loads of Long Island Trump supporters to D.C. on Wednesday for Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally, where the President told supporters to go to the Capitol. A violent mob of insurrectionists stormed the building. Capitol Police ushered federal lawmakers, donned in gas masks to avoid tear gas used, to secure locations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Robert Reed says he will always believe the 2020 election was stolen from President Donald Trump. The retired police officer-turned-construction worker believes fraud marred the vote, no matter how many courts rejected that claim. Still, a day after the Electoral College made Joe Biden s win official, the ardent Trump supporter from the suburbs of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was ready to move on. I think it s pretty much over, Reed said of Trump s ongoing quest to overturn the results of the election. I trust the Electoral College.
For weeks, Trump has been on a mission to convince his loyal base that his victory was stolen and the contest was rigged. With help from conservative media, polls show he s had considerable success. But now that the Electoral College has formalized Biden s win and Republican officials, including Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, are finally ackno