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Just a preview: On January 6, armed Trump supporters marched in front of city halls like here in Salem, Oregon. Image: keystone
Trump Supporters Plan Gun Marches: Was Capitol Storm Just A Preview?
The president of the United States rejects responsibility for the attack on the parliament building and therefore raises the fear of a repetition.
Donald Trump continues to play with fire. In his first public comment since the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the US president on Tuesday defended the role he played in the bloody protests. He rejected the accusation of inciting the protesters.
People who had read his speech said his words were “perfectly appropriate,” he claimed, although in the 70-minute speech to his supporters (“wonderful patriots”) he claimed once again that he was in the presidential election. your electoral victory has been brought.
Trump went on to say Tuesday: The real problem was those high-ranking politicians who had championed violent protests in cities like Portland, Oregon or Seattle, Washington last summer – that is, leftist politicians.
On January 12, 2021, the national flag on the United States Capitol only flew at half mast, in memory of those killed on January 6, 2021. Image: keystone
He also criticized the leading technology companies (“Big Tech”) and accused the Democrats of provoking “extraordinary anger” with the new impeachment process against them. But of course you don’t want “violence”, violence is never okay.
Demos announced in all 50 states
Those are the words that arouse fear among law enforcement officers that the events of January 6 will be repeated. At the beginning of the week, the FBI warned that far-right groups in the capitals of all 50 US states could call for a storm at official buildings next weekend. A memo cited by ABC television also states that “armed groups” wanted to march on Washington.
The demonstrations are scheduled in Washington on the eve of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, who will take his constitutional oath around noon on January 20. “Many of us will return on January 19, 2021 and carry our weapons,” quoted the radio station NPR in a message from the Parler short message service.
The protesters made similar threats in a conversation outside the Capitol last week. For example, a uniformed man who had traveled from Arkansas said, “Next time we will be armed” and forcibly remove all MPs who got in Trump’s way from the Parliament building. The man, who declined to say his name, was also very knowledgeable about the clutter of buildings on Capitol Hill; so I knew which buildings are connected to the Capitol by underground tunnels.
Flowers placed on the steps of the Capitol. Image: keystone
Self-proclaimed “patriots” in the struggle for independence
Warnings that the storm on Capitol Hill could repeat itself are being taken seriously in Washington. Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb said Tuesday that law enforcement agencies are talking about up to 4,000 armed “patriots” blocking the Capitol. “This is an organized group that has a plan,” Lamb said.
Extremists, who call themselves “patriots”, believe that the fight for US independence is about to be repeated, as it last happened in 1776. Eric Swalwell, MP from California, said: “Our democracy continues under attack “.
The Security Ministry announced that the capital will be cordoned off on a large scale starting Wednesday. Under the command of the Secret Service, which is responsible, among other things, for protecting President-elect Joe Biden, thousands of security forces will ensure peace and order. Responsible General Daniel Hokanson announced that up to 15,000 members of the National Guard could be mobilized. (bzbasel.ch)
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