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marble falls

(57,134 posts)
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 07:17 PM Aug 2022

Pro-Trump FBI protest cancelled after not one demonstrator showed up

Pro-Trump FBI protest cancelled after not one demonstrator showed up

Johanna Chisholm
Mon, August 15, 2022 at 7:58 AM·

https://news.yahoo.com/pro-trump-fbi-protest-cancelled-125815922.html

A pro-Trump protest that was scheduled to be held outside the FBI headquarters in Washington DC over the weekend was cancelled after it was promoted on far-right blogs as a suspected “trap”, The Daily Beast reported.

Following the FBI raid at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, supporters of the former president began reupping a call to arms across social media platforms and alt-right blogs to coordinate protests outside the offices of the federal agency responsible for domestic intelligence and security service.

A Sunday demonstration outside the headquarters in the nation’s capital was first promoted by the far-right Falun Gong-backed Epoch Times, who reported shortly after the 8 August raid at Trump’s Florida residence that a veteran named Adam Hardage had called for a demonstration on the following Sunday “to protest the out of control FBI and its actions against President Trump”.

The outlet later reported on Thursday, just a few days before the event was scheduled to happen, that it had been cancelled after conspiracies began speculating throughout pro-Trump media forums that the event was a “trap” and could perhaps be co-opted by the same agency the supporters were protesting.

Demonstrators in support of the twice-impeached president did manage to successfully gather outside the federal agency’s offices in Riverside, California, with approximately 50 people convening on Wednesday – just two days after the raid – adorned with “in Trump we trust” signs and MAGA flags and hats, according to CBS.

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Pro-Trump FBI protest cancelled after not one demonstrator showed up (Original Post) marble falls Aug 2022 OP
There may be a few lone wolf characters that try something. But as a rule most Republicans are doc03 Aug 2022 #1
Was it Sunday? Darn, I thought those good Fundamentalist folk didn't Wonder Why Aug 2022 #2
Butthead Jr announced "dad" is going to do on-line virtual rallys, he says fears of leftist ... marble falls Aug 2022 #3

doc03

(35,355 posts)
1. There may be a few lone wolf characters that try something. But as a rule most Republicans are
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 08:55 PM
Aug 2022

cowards. Their leaders know they are that is how they motivate them to vote Republican be afraid very
afraid.

Wonder Why

(3,224 posts)
2. Was it Sunday? Darn, I thought those good Fundamentalist folk didn't
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 08:59 PM
Aug 2022

do anything on Sunday except thank their false Idol Donald the Magnificent at church. So I was expecting to show up Tuesday, which the Fringe said was False Election Day.

marble falls

(57,134 posts)
3. Butthead Jr announced "dad" is going to do on-line virtual rallys, he says fears of leftist ...
Mon Aug 15, 2022, 10:21 PM
Aug 2022

... violence made all his parking lot rallies tank in ticket sales.

Know what they call anyone who pays for tickets to a Trump event? Sucker. They are so easy to get free tickets to.

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