Conservative commentators blamed so-called antifa for harassing Trump supporters, a sentiment echoed multiple times by the president himself Sunday morning.
“Antifa SCUM ran for the hills today when they tried attacking the people at the Trump Rally, because those people aggressively fought back. Antifa waited until tonight, when 99% were gone, to attack innocent #MAGA People. DC Police, get going — do your job and don’t hold back!!!” Trump posted on Facebook.
Antifa, short for anti-fascist, is a decentralized movement that protests against the far-right, with some occasionally resorting to violence. The far-right and some Republicans have repeatedly fear-mongered about the group in a bid to denigrate all anti-racism protesters.
During the march, the largely maskless pro-Trump supporters pushed the president’s false rhetoric of an unfair election with signs reading “Stop The Steal.” They also continued the president’s attacks on the US voting system, President-elect Joe Biden, and public health expert Anthony Fauci.
Among the attendees were right-wing figures including Alex Jones, MyPillow founder and CEO Mike Lindell, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the QAnon mass delusion who was recently elected to the US House of Representatives. All three gave speeches incorrectly claiming Trump had been re-elected and falsely accusing Democrats of trying to steal the election.
In addition to the march in DC, a “Stop The Steal” protest in Sacramento Saturday stirred up clashes between Proud Boys and counterprotesters as well, according to ABC. No serious injuries were reported.
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