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With flags, pennants, hats, shirts, posters and banners, Trump voters approached the capital. They have come from across the country to show their support for President Trump and to protest against what they describe as advanced electoral fraud.
– The votes of the deceased have been counted, some have voted with their maiden name to be able to vote twice. It will be proven in court, says Justin Ketelaar, who traveled here from Michigan, and continues:
– We are here to protest peacefully. If after a long process it turns out that Biden has won, so be it. I do not think so.
UNITED STATES! UNITED STATES! UNITED STATES! Screams echo from the facades of the house around Freedom Plaza, a stone’s throw from the White House.
– This country is over! For me, the Civil War started in 2016, but the Americans didn’t shoot each other at the time, says Christopher Miller of Tulsa, Oklahoma, referring to what he describes as the system and the media attacks on Trump. .
Not only ordinary Trump voters are in his place, but also organized right-wing extremists, some with violent backgrounds, such as the Proud Boys and militia-like groups Oath Keepers and Three Percenters.
Organizations like Refuse Fascism have announced close counter-demonstrations.
In the Supreme Court, The target of the rally from Trump supporters, Republicans, and political profiles must emerge. The list of speakers includes Republican members of the House of Representatives: Sebastian Gorka, a former White House aide, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a newly elected congresswoman who has shown her support for Qanon’s senseless conspiracy theory.
The preparation of the police and authorities is excellent and several blocks are cordoned off.
There is no indication that the election was the subject of electoral fraud, and Trump’s attempts to sue the states and electoral authorities with the help of lawyers have so far been unsuccessful. Several cases have been dismissed due to poor argumentation and lack of evidence.
People like Tammy Bonner care less, who traveled to Washington DC from Ohio with her sister:
– We do not intend to give up. Trump got 70 million votes, and he lost ?! How is that possible?!
Photo: Niyi Fote
They express, like many here, that they uphold American values, which include firearms, resistance to abortion, immigration, religious freedom (usually a way to defend the right to reject same-sex marriage).
– We are here to fight for our right to freedom of expression. You can no longer be conservative in this country, says Angela Salyer, Bonner’s older sister.
No one I speak to is worried about getting infected in the crowd. On the contrary, they believe that the risks of the pandemic are exaggerated.
– With Biden, the United States becomes socialist, we will probably also be forced to get vaccinated. The state must stay out of people’s lives, says Justin Ketelaar.
In questions about Where they get their information, several “Newsmax,” a conservative, Trump-friendly news site, and the conservative One America News Network respond. Several have left Fox News, which they believe betrayed Trump when the post-election channel declared Biden the winner in several states.
Cynthia Idriss Miller, a sociologist at American University and a leading expert on radicalization of the far right, tells DN that she fears the time between the elections and the installation could be worrying.
– Many of the extreme groups have grown during the pandemic and new ones have been added. Some of them are reminiscent of militia groups. In a situation where many people are psychologically isolated, it’s easy for conspiracy theories to take hold, he says.
Arms sales have increased considerably during the pandemic.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security consider the security threat from domestic right-wing extremist groups high. Domestic terrorism has killed more Americans than international terrorism in recent years.
In October, militia-like groups prevented a kidnapping attempt by the Governor of Michigan, a Democrat. 14 people have been arrested.
But the problem is not just American, in the last five years, far-right terrorism has increased by 320 percent, according to the UN.
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