President Trump slammed the “night ntifa scam” and the media on Saturday night, as violence continued in Washington DC, where pro-Trump supporters gathered for the “Million Maga March.”
In a series of Twitter messages before midnight ET, the president called the protesters “human radical left rubbish,” and retweeted a video showing a man kicking and kicking on a Washington street earlier.
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Trump accused Antifa activists of returning under the shadow of darkness, claiming that pro-Trump mobs had sent leftists running for “mountains” during daily hours.
The president also reprimanded Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, claiming that Democrats were “not doing their job”, and urged the city’s police force to “do your job and not get back.”
Trump also accused “Silent Media” of ignoring the Washington clash, and New York’s Republican U.S. Rep. Retweeted a message from Lee Zeldin, who accused the Left of “total media blackout” in launching “indecent” attacks against Trump supporters.
The evening saw scattered clashes and violence escalating as police arrested at least 20 people trying to isolate opposition groups.
Earlier in the day, left-wing opponents took to the streets in protest of pro-Trump groups questioning the outcome of the November 3 presidential election, in which Democrats were seen denying Biden Trump a second term in the White House.
The president himself visited the demonstration – traveling the area in his motorcade.
Early Saturday, the march was largely peaceful. But as the sun went down, snippets of scenes shared on Twitter showed that chaos had swept across the nation’s capital areas.
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The Trump 2020 flag was burned by the Trump 2020 president after supporters of President Donald Trump backed him in Washington on November 14. (Associated Press)
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Authorities say a male protester was stabbed several times near the intersection of New York Avenue and 11th Street, and sustained minor injuries without being considered alive. It was not immediately clear which side he was on.
Matthew Miller, a contributor to the Daily Clerk, shared what he described as a “brawl between a proud boy on the streets and Antifa”.
The Proud Boys is a conservative group known for topical brawls in other cities, including at least once in New York City and on many demonstrations with Antifa members on the West Coast. One of the group’s leaders was stabbed during a post-election protest in Washington.
From the exhibition the group’s colors, black and yellow, stood out in numerous photographs and videos.
Miller’s video showed the two groups trading blows at an intersection, as viewers called for impurity.
Anti-Trump protesters allegedly threw eggs at Trump supporters – or stole signs, hats and banners and set them on fire. In the video, he shouts at families, oppresses people on the street, and annoys an elderly woman carrying a Trump flag.
City police said they have made at least 20 arrests – including three attacks – but a total count was not expected until Sunday morning. At least two police officers were injured and officers seized seven weapons, according to a city spokesman.
They close off the streets and part of downtown Washington, which is already home to riding stores and office fees.
In some places, police also had physical standing between groups of Trump supporters and opponents, adorned with slogans of Antifa and Black Lives Matter or putting up pictures and banners to keep them separate.
An official signaled that protesters were setting fire after supporters of President Donald Trump staged a pro-Trump protest in Washington on November 14. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
Numerous videos on Twitter have shown screaming matches and violence on the streets and sidewalks.
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One quarreled with a mob of alleged “BLM-Antifa thugs” and later punched the man at an intersection. A few moments ago he attacked someone holding a megaphone. Someone shouted “Trump / Pence out now!” Until he removed the people the sign knocked him out with a sucker punch at the end. When he rose a few moments later, a beaver and a lot of blood appeared on his face.
Someone in another corner of the attack was throwing stones at his head when he came down. He is reported to have been taken to police after the video was completed.
Another showed a “group of reported Antifa members” burning flags near Black Lives Matter Plaza, north of the White House.
A police officer threatened to use pepper spray after supporters of President Donald Trump marched in Washington on November 14, as they would leave a woman in a counter-protesting area. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
And yet another showed that fireworks were seen exploding in the seating area outside the restaurant, which was crowded with visitors a few feet away.
The soup is served on a table and can be thrown into the area after President Donald Trump’s supporters ate and participated in a pro-Trump march in Washington on November 14. (AP Photo / Jacqueline Martin)
National park service permits were issued for 10,000 people for the rally, though many more appeared to be in the thousands.
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The Associated Press contributes to this report.
