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2021-01-11 05:30:50 UTC
WASHINGTON (AP) â Fervent supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in
Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and
swarmed his motorcade when he detoured for a drive-by on his way out of
town.
âI just want to keep up his spirits and let him know we support him,â one
loyalist, Anthony Whittaker of Winchester, Virginia, said from outside the
Supreme Court, where a few thousand assembled after a march along
Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza, near the White House.
A week after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden,
their fury at the prospect of a transfer of executive power showed no
signs of abating, taking a cue from a president unrelenting in asserting
he won an election he actually lost.
Trump persists even though a broad coalition of top government and
industry officials has declared that the Nov. 3 voting and the following
count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups â âthe
most secure in American history,â they said, repudiating his efforts to
undermine the integrity of the contest.
The crowd was beginning to gather in the morning when cheers rang out as
Trumpâs limousine neared Freedom Plaza. People lined both sides of the
street. Some stood just a few feet away from Trumpâs vehicle; others
showed their enthusiasm by running along with the caravan.
They chanted âUSA, USAâ and âfour more years,â and many carried American
flags and signs to show their displeasure with the vote tally. After
making the short detour for the slow drive around the site, the motorcade
headed to the presidentâs Virginia golf club.
Among the speakers was a Georgia Republican newly elected to the U.S.
House. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has expressed racist views and support
for QAnon conspiracy theories, urged people to march peacefully toward the
Supreme Court.
The marchers included members of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist group known
for street brawling with ideological opponents at political rallies.
The march was largely peaceful, with some tension along the margins as
counterdemonstrators heckled the Trump supporters with chants of âYou
lost!â
The âMillion MAGA Marchâ was heavily promoted on social media, raising
concerns that it could spark conflict with anti-Trump demonstrators, who
have gathered near the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza for weeks.
In preparation, police closed off wide swaths of downtown, where many
stores and offices have been boarded up since Election Day. Chris
Rodriguez, director of the cityâs Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Agency, said the police were experienced at keeping the peace.
The issues that Trumpâs campaign and its allies have pointed to are
typical in every election: problems with signatures, secrecy envelopes and
postal marks on mail-in ballots, as well as the potential for a small
number of ballots miscast or lost. With Biden leading Trump by wide
margins in key battleground states, none of those issues would have any
impact on the outcome of the election.
Trumpâs campaign has also filed legal challenges complaining that their
poll watchers were unable to scrutinize the voting process. Many of those
challenges have been tossed out by judges, some within hours of their
filing.
A former administration official, Sebastian Gorka, whipped up the crowd by
the Supreme Court by saying, âWe can win because he did win.â But, he
added, âItâs going to be tough.â
https://whnt.com/news/thousands-rally-behind-president-trump-believing-he-
won-race-he-lost/
This election was rigged by Democrats and everybody knows it.Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and
swarmed his motorcade when he detoured for a drive-by on his way out of
town.
âI just want to keep up his spirits and let him know we support him,â one
loyalist, Anthony Whittaker of Winchester, Virginia, said from outside the
Supreme Court, where a few thousand assembled after a march along
Pennsylvania Avenue from Freedom Plaza, near the White House.
A week after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden,
their fury at the prospect of a transfer of executive power showed no
signs of abating, taking a cue from a president unrelenting in asserting
he won an election he actually lost.
Trump persists even though a broad coalition of top government and
industry officials has declared that the Nov. 3 voting and the following
count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups â âthe
most secure in American history,â they said, repudiating his efforts to
undermine the integrity of the contest.
The crowd was beginning to gather in the morning when cheers rang out as
Trumpâs limousine neared Freedom Plaza. People lined both sides of the
street. Some stood just a few feet away from Trumpâs vehicle; others
showed their enthusiasm by running along with the caravan.
They chanted âUSA, USAâ and âfour more years,â and many carried American
flags and signs to show their displeasure with the vote tally. After
making the short detour for the slow drive around the site, the motorcade
headed to the presidentâs Virginia golf club.
Among the speakers was a Georgia Republican newly elected to the U.S.
House. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has expressed racist views and support
for QAnon conspiracy theories, urged people to march peacefully toward the
Supreme Court.
The marchers included members of the Proud Boys, a neo-fascist group known
for street brawling with ideological opponents at political rallies.
The march was largely peaceful, with some tension along the margins as
counterdemonstrators heckled the Trump supporters with chants of âYou
lost!â
The âMillion MAGA Marchâ was heavily promoted on social media, raising
concerns that it could spark conflict with anti-Trump demonstrators, who
have gathered near the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza for weeks.
In preparation, police closed off wide swaths of downtown, where many
stores and offices have been boarded up since Election Day. Chris
Rodriguez, director of the cityâs Homeland Security and Emergency
Management Agency, said the police were experienced at keeping the peace.
The issues that Trumpâs campaign and its allies have pointed to are
typical in every election: problems with signatures, secrecy envelopes and
postal marks on mail-in ballots, as well as the potential for a small
number of ballots miscast or lost. With Biden leading Trump by wide
margins in key battleground states, none of those issues would have any
impact on the outcome of the election.
Trumpâs campaign has also filed legal challenges complaining that their
poll watchers were unable to scrutinize the voting process. Many of those
challenges have been tossed out by judges, some within hours of their
filing.
A former administration official, Sebastian Gorka, whipped up the crowd by
the Supreme Court by saying, âWe can win because he did win.â But, he
added, âItâs going to be tough.â
https://whnt.com/news/thousands-rally-behind-president-trump-believing-he-
won-race-he-lost/
We're supposed to believe all those pro-Biden votes that showed
up 3 weeks AFTER election day were "legit".
You don't change the rules in the middle of an election because
of a measles or chicken pox outbreak.
That is exactly what happened.