Wednesday, January 6, 2021

"March for Trump/Save America"

Police said they made six arrests as of 9 p.m. [January 5], NBC News reported, charging several individuals with multiple offenses including carrying firearms without a license, possession of unregistered ammunition and possession of an unregistered firearm. Some demonstrators were also charged with assaulting a police officer, the network reported.

Photos and videos taken near the city's newly minted Black Lives Matter plaza show police using pepper spray on demonstrators, some of whom are seen shoving officers and screaming at them.

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Hundreds gathered for an event dubbed "March for Trump/Save America" earlier in the day, with thousands more expected to gather near the Capitol Building on Wednesday ahead of Congress's vote to certify the presidential election result.

D.C. police and federal authorities have said in recent days they are monitoring the presence of extremist groups among the crowds expected to attend demonstrations in the nation's capital this week. The National Guard has been deployed in the district as a precaution.

  The Hill

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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