Trump Supporters Counterprotesters Clash In D.C.
Thousands of President Trump’s supporters four weeks after a similar protest flocked to the nation’s capital for a protest in support of the president and his false claims of a stolen election.
Clashes between rallygoers and counterprotesters escalated into violence, with four people stabbed and 33 people arrested into Sunday morning. Nine people were transported to hospitals, according to Washington, D.C.’s Fire and EMS Department. Two of the nine were police officers with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Several groups that attended last month’s protest marched again on Saturday. Those included the Proud Boys, a self-proclaimed “Western-chauvinist” organization known for violent confrontations with left-wing protesters. It’s considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Supporters of President Trump participate in the Million MAGA March to protest the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 12 in Washington, D.C.
President Trump broadcast his approval of Saturday’s demonstration, tweeting, “Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn’t know about this, but I’ll be seeing them! #MAGA.”
A total of nine injured people were transported from D.C.’s downtown to hospitals after 7 p.m., the fire department said. Police said Sunday that 33 people were arrested between Saturday into Sunday morning, on charges including simple assault, possession of a prohibited weapon, assault on a police officer, crossing a police line, assault with a dangerous weapon and other charges.
