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On Saturday night, Trump supporters and counter-protesters hit each other in Washington. Thousands to tens of thousands of supporters of incumbent President Donald Trump (74) – or more than a million, if the White House is to be believed – gathered in the US capital for the “MAGA Million March.”
They shouted slogans like “Four more years!” and “We want Trump!” The protesters, including the far-right group Proud Boys, protested against what they believed to be a bogus election victory for challenger Joe Biden (77). At night, the mood changed.
20 arrested, two police officers injured, one stabbed
Numerous videos are circulating the Internet showing fights, burning Trump hats and explosions of fireworks. 20 people were arrested and two policemen were injured. A man was reportedly stabbed in the back and seriously injured. Local media report that mutual provocations between Trump fans and counter-protesters dragged on into the wee hours of the morning.
Donald Trump posted several angry messages on Twitter. “Do your job and don’t hold back,” he wrote to the police. The “scum of Antifa” attacked innocent Trump supporters. Trump also posted a video showing an anti-Trump activist hitting someone from behind. “Left behind radical human residue,” writes the President of the United States. It is unclear who can be seen in the recordings. In other videos you can see how the victim of the beating is previously violent.
Meanwhile, Trump plays golf
At first, it appeared that Trump would give a speech in front of his supporters on Saturday. Cheers broke out as the President of the United States pushed his way through the crowd in his armored limousine and saluted. There was no talk: Trump was just on his way to the golf course.
The name of the protest march “Million Maga March” is not a coincidence, but a reference to the “Million Man March”. In 1995, African Americans took to the streets in Washington DC to protest complaints. The current event now has a “MAGA” in the title instead of “Man”. Short for Trump’s election slogan “Make America Great Again.” (sac / jmh / SDA)
