- The Proud Boys, a far-right group, have said they will attend the incognito event.
- They will give up their traditional uniform in black and yellow, but rather wear black.
- Followers of antifa, an anti-fascist movement whose members usually appear in black clothes, regularly clashed with the Proud Boys.
- President Donald Trump announced a ‘stop the steal’ rally to his followers on January 6.
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Members of the far-right group, the Proud Boys, will march to Washington, DC on January 6 for President Donald Trump – the day Congress convenes to finalize the 2020 presidential election results.
Leaders of the group shared with their followers that they plan to attend the event “incognito” and wear “EVERYTHING black”.
Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio revealed to Parler that “the Proud Boys will turn in record numbers on January 6, but this time with a turn.”
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The twist, Tarrio said, is that they will give up their traditional uniform for something inconspicuous.
He wrote: “We will not wear our traditional black and yellow.”
The group’s standard uniform is black and yellow Fred Perry polo shirts, military armor and MAGA hats.
Instead, the chairman explained, “We can attract black people for the occasion.”
Followers of antifa, an anti-fascist movement, usually wear black clothes.
Antifa members gather behind protective shields during a Stop The Steal protest in the Georgia State Capitol on December 12, 2020 in Atlanta, GA.
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The Proud Boys plan to take further steps to engage with other protesters.
Tarrio wrote: “We will be incognito and spread in smaller teams across downtown DC.”
Joe Biggs, an organizer for the group, confirmed the alleged plans on his Parler account.
In a video, he said, “We will not attend DC in color. We will merge as one of you. You will not see us. You will even think we are you.”
He continues: “We are going to smell like you, move like you and look like you. The only thing we will do is we are to think like us! January 6 will be epic.”
The Proud Boys and antifa have clashed on several occasions. Last month, four people were stabbed with a knife and another was shot after the two groups clashed.
In 2018, a video of antifa protesters being beaten by members of the Proud Boys in New York City will appear
Members of the Proud Boys and antifa retire on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC, near Black Lives Matter Plaza.
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The Proud Boys got mainstream attention after Trump mentioned them during the first presidential debate.
They made headlines again after Tarrio claimed responsibility for setting fire to a Black Lives Matter banner during a December 12 pro-Trump rally.
Their plans to support Trump on January 6 have worried some politicians.
DC Attorney General Karl Racine told CBS News: “My level of anxiety is high. My preparation is even more intense than that.”
Racine said he was afraid the Proud Boys would “pick fights, damage, damage property and then act in a very threatening way.”
Trump is accused of inciting right-wing groups on January 6 to take part in violent protests.
A former top assistant to Vice President Mike Pence, Olivia Troye, said she feared there might be violence during this rally because ‘the president himself encourages it. ‘
Last month, President Donald Trump promised his supporters that there would be a “wild” rally in Washington, DC.
On Friday, the president reminded his followers that a ‘BIG Protest Rally’ will take place in the capital from 11 am