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A victory lap in Detroit for Biden supporters, a protest in Lansing for Trump supporters

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One man wore prison stripes and an enormous,\u00a0papier-mache Trump head. He said Trump belongs in prison for “crimes against humanity …\
While disbelieving supporters of President Donald Trump gathered in Lansing to protest the results of the election, joyous supporters of President-elect Joe Biden took a victory lap in Detroit. About 400 people, most masked properly, gathered in Detroit’s New Center area for a jubilant rally, organized by more than a dozen labor and left-leaning political groups. „I’m so thankful we defended our democracy and all our votes were counted and our voices were heard,“ said Nia Wilson, president of Local 24 of Unite Here, a hospitality workers labor union said in an address to those gathered. The crowd included a broad mix of ages, races, and ethnicities, and even local members of the Democratic Socialists of America, who supported Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the March primary but voted for Biden in this week’s election. One man — 67-year-old Bruce Fealk of Rochester Hills — wore prison stripes and an enormous, papier-mache Trump head. He said Trump belongs in prison for “crimes against humanity in the way he’s been so irresponsible with the COVID response.” He also said Saturday’s rally may be the next-to-last time that he wears the Trump head. The final time could be Inauguration Day, early next year. “I am planning on having some kind of celebration on Jan.20th,” he explained. “Maybe we’ll have a bonfire; I want this thing out of my house.

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