TRUMP SUPPORTERS

 

Trump supporters clash with counter protestors over election results

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   Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump's passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators sparked fistfights, at least one stabbing and at least 20 arrests. (Reuters)

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   Several other cities on Saturday also saw gatherings of Trump supporters unwilling to accept Democrat Joe Biden's Electoral College and popular vote victory as legitimate. In pic: A supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump faces a counter protester in Washington. (Reuters)

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   After night fell, the relatively peaceful demonstrations in Washington turned from tense to violent. Videos posted on social media showed fistfights, projectiles and clubs as Trump supporters clashed with those demanding they take their MAGA hats and banners and leave. (Reuters)

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   The tensions extended to Sunday morning. A variety of charges, including assault and weapons possession, were filed against those arrested, officials said. In pic: Protesters burn a poster of US President Donald Trump at the front door of the Capital Hilton hotel in downtown Washington. (Reuters)

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   Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump are escorted out of a crowd of counter protesters near BLM plaza after a day of pro-Trump rallies, after the 2020 US presidential election was called for Democratic candidate Joe Biden in Washington. (Reuters)

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   Trump himself had given an approving nod to the gathering Saturday morning by dispatching his motorcade through streets lined with supporters before rolling on to his Virginia golf club