Thousands of Trump supporters rallied around the nation’s capital Saturday to contest the election results and back the president’s allegations that the election was …
Thousands of Trump supporters rallied around the nation’s capital Saturday to contest the election results and back the president’s allegations that the election was invalid due to widespread voter fraud. The demonstration on Saturday came just one week after media outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election. The event, which was billed under many names including the Million MAGA March and Stop the Steal DC, started off in earnest at Freedom Plaza near the White House before noon. President Trump himself drove by the group in his motorcade shortly after 10 a.m. on his way to play golf. Women for America First, a group led by former tea party activist Amy Kremer, organized the event in Freedom Plaza and received a permit to have 10,000 people in the area. While the number of protesters did not appear to reach that total capacity, some of the president’s supporters and staff celebrated the turnout as a success. “More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on the swamp in support,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted. A mix of Trump supporters and right-wing groups dotted the crowd at Freedom Plaza, including scattered QAnon backers, some sporting paraphernalia of the right-wing militia group the Three Percenters and dozens of members of the Proud Boys.
