Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Saturday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck.
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– If I’m scared? Absolutely!
The honest outburst came from a police officer in the US National Assembly in a interview with The Washington Post on Thursday.
What he feared was that violent protesters would appear two days later in a repeat of the January 6 riots.
At the time, thousands of Trump supporters rallied in a violent attack on the Congress building. In the end, they managed to get into the National Assembly. They hoped to reverse the result after Donald Trump lost the presidential election. At least five people were killed.
No replay
Saturday’s demonstration was to be a mark of support for the more than 640 the people accused of taking part in the January 6 uprising. Police set up high fences around the congress building. Soldiers from the National Guard were ready to move in.
But Saturday’s demonstration was not a repeat of January 6. Only a few hundred people showed up, according to the news agency AP. Far fewer than the 700 organizers had hoped for.
Other journalists at the scene estimate that there were no more than a few dozen protesters in the area.
The number of police officers and journalists was in any case “far higher” than the number who were there to protest, according to AP.
Believes Trump won the election
The group Look Ahead America planned the demonstration on Saturday. The Conservative activist group was started by two of those who participated in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
–Many of Trump’s supporters claim that the former president was robbed of an election victory in the November presidential election. Repeated attempts to win in the court system have been rejected because there is no evidence for these allegations.
Matt Braynard, one of the two leaders behind Look Ahead America, has previously described those punished for the January 6 riots as “political prisoners”.
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