Far-right groups make plans for protests and assaults before and after Inauguration Day
Shane Harris, Souad Mekhennet, Razzan Nakhlawi 1 hr ago
President Trumps incitement of his supporters before their attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 has galvanized a nationwide extremist movement and fueled those determined to disrupt the transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden and violently challenge the legitimacy of the election for months and possibly years, according to U.S. officials and independent experts.
U.S. officials have warned authorities nationwide to be on alert for potential acts of violence at state capitols, as well as a possible second attack on the Capitol or on the White House. Law enforcement authorities have said extremists might use firearms and explosives and are monitoring online calls to rally in cities nationwide beginning Sunday. Security at the inaugural ceremony in Washington on Wednesday probably will be the most intense ever.
At the center of the amorphous but increasingly motivated extremist movement sits the current president, now twice impeached, deprived of his social media megaphones but still exerting a powerful influence over his followers who take his baseless claims of election fraud as an article of faith.
It remains unclear when and where groups might launch follow-up attacks, but even if they do pull back in the days to come and experts say there is some reason to think they might the threat from Trump-inspired extremism is likely to remain and grow.
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Thekaspervote
(32,803 posts)This nonsense... that may be what it takes for them to realize they have no standing.
Hopefully most are not that stupid
napi21
(45,806 posts)They've been around for decades just waiting for the opportunity to step into the spotlight. DT gave them that spotlight. Now that he's out of office, and I'm sure will be busied by numerous legal & money troubles, I don't believe he will have the time nor the money to keep the pressure on groups like "The Proud Boys". I think they will shrink back into their evil caves & wait for their next chance to star.
procon
(15,805 posts)New federal prisons. Good construction jobs!