Organizers on Tuesday prepared for an expected crowd of 5,000 people and more than 30,000 throughout the week, according to permits issued by the National Park Service. Local government officials have warned that the events could be turbulent. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday called for help from the military’s national guard, and local police warned that anyone planning to arrive in Washington with a firearm, as some on social media sites promised, in will be arrested.
Many of the hundreds of protesters who turned up Tuesday for the marches “March to Save America” and “Stop the Steal” chose not to wear masks to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus. Some of the speakers during the protest at the Freedom Plaza made aggressive speeches, claiming that the groups were ‘at war’, and aimed at Republicans in Congress who refused to protest the outcome of the election.
Dan Couture, 51, who drove with two of his brothers, Pat and Dave, to Colorado’s march from Colorado, said they arrived there to make sure all the votes that were legal were the votes that counted. “
Just a few feet away, Richard Morris, 63, of Eaton Rapids, Mich.
“If he does not win it tomorrow, then it’s over,” he said. Morris, an architect, said although he said he believed Mr. Trump will still find a way to victory.
The president also confirmed on Twitter on Tuesday that he would do so speaks on Wednesday at 11:00 at the event, while still pointing the finger at the Democrats, Republicans who refused to support his unfounded claims, and Antifa, a loose anti-fascist movement with some followers who were prone to violence.
“I hope the Democrats, and more importantly, the weak and ineffective RINO section of the Republican Party, look at the thousands of people flocking to DC. They will not be able to steal a big victory in the election,” Mr. Trump said, with the acronym for “Republican in name only.”