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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Nov 11, 2020, 05:26 PM Nov 2020

Here's What We Know About The MAGA Rallies Planned In D.C. This Weekend

NOV 11, 2:38 PM

Here’s What We Know About The MAGA Rallies Planned In D.C. This Weekend

Colleen Grablick https://twitter.com/colleengrablick

Several pro-Trump and white nationalist groups are stirring chatter on social media about supposed rallies in D.C. this Saturday in an effort to further Trump’s baseless claims about a stolen election.

From their online promotion, the events are focused on protesting President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, falsely claiming that Trump’s second term was stolen through fraudulent voting. Both Democratic and Republican election officials in dozens of states have found no evidence of voter fraud or other irregularities that influenced the outcome of the election.

It’s unclear how many people will actually turn up in D.C. for Saturday’s rally, given that protests associated with white nationalists have tended to have a limp turnout in the city, dwarfed in size by counter protests. (On Wednesday, a “Stop the Steal” demonstration outside of Fox’s D.C. office drew a crowd of four people, total.) Moreover, the planning for the rallies seems to be haphazardly organized across different online pages — some of which have been taken down by Facebook.



Here’s what we know so far. This post will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

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Here's What We Know About The MAGA Rallies Planned In D.C. This Weekend (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 OP
No counter protests. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #1
Exactly. Plus don't want the illusion of big crowds soothsayer Nov 2020 #2
"I" know ONE thing for sure. They will receive way more coverage than they deserve. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #3
NO COUNTER-PROTESTS lamp_shade Nov 2020 #4
Sad! 2naSalit Nov 2020 #5
Calling all Sousaphone players! davsand Nov 2020 #6
Hilarious! Playing "Stars and Stripes Forever" on kazoos would be nice, too. (nt) klook Nov 2020 #8
Oh FFS Blue Owl Nov 2020 #7
IGNORE THEM BlueWavePsych Nov 2020 #9
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