2020–21 United States election protests#Pro-Trump protests

{{Main|Big Lie#Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election}}

In remarks from the White House in the early hours of November 4, President Donald Trump alleged, without presenting evidence, that "fraud" was being committed during vote counting efforts{{Cite web|title=In White House speech, Trump repeats unproven voter fraud claims|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/6/trump-repeats-unproven-election-fraud-claims|access-date=November 6, 2020|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en}} and remarked, "We will win this. As far as I'm concerned, we already have won."{{Cite web|last=Videos|first=Ian Schwartz, RCP|title=Trump: "We Did Win This Election," "This Is A Major Fraud on Our Nation"|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/11/04/trump_we_did_win_this_election_this_is_a_major_fraud_on_our_nation.html|website=Real Clear Politics}} Some major networks conducted live fact-checking and interrupted the president's speech while others offered uninterrupted coverage.{{cite web|last1=Keveney|first1=Bill|title=MSNBC, major networks interrupt Trump's falsehood-laden speech to fact-check; Fox, CNN carry in full|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/11/05/fox-cnn-covered-trumps-falsehood-laden-speech-msnbc-pulled-away/6182029002/|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=USA Today}} Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon suggested that Trump begin his second term of office by ordering the executions of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray as "a warning to federal bureaucrats".{{Cite news|last=Peiser|first=Jaclyn|date=November 6, 2020|title=Twitter bans Steve Bannon for video suggesting violence against Fauci, FBI Director Wray|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/11/06/twitter-bannon-beheaded-fauci-wray/|access-date=2021-12-17|issn=0190-8286}}{{Cite web|last=Reimann|first=Nicholas|title=Steve Bannon Condemned, Banned From Twitter After Suggesting Violence As 'A Warning To Federal Bureaucrats'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/11/05/steve-bannon-condemned-banned-from-twitter-after-suggesting-violence-as-a-warning-to-federal-bureaucrats/|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}

Political observers had suggested the possibility of a contested election and premature claim of victory by Trump in the months before of the election. This expectation was based on the likelihood that initial votes counted on election night would skew heavily Republican while mail-in ballots would skew heavily Democratic, a blue shift that became more favorable to Biden as more votes were counted and could be misrepresented as fraudulent.{{Cite news|last=Chang|first=Alvin|date=November 1, 2020|title='Blue shift': why votes counted after election day skew to the Democrats|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/01/why-itll-be-normal-if-results-shift-in-the-days-after-the-election|access-date=November 5, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}

{{see also|Demonstrations in support of Donald Trump}}

Pro-Trump events related to the election outcome have taken place around the country beginning on November 4.

• In Phoenix, Arizona, pro-Trump protesters gathered to demand the city's remaining ballots be counted.{{Cite news|last=Beaumont|first=Peter|date=November 5, 2020|title=Trump supporters descend on Arizona voting centre|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/05/arizona-trump-supporters-protest-at-voting-centre-over-early-election-call|access-date=November 5, 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105111132/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/05/arizona-trump-supporters-protest-at-voting-centre-over-early-election-call|url-status=live}} Numerous other protests occurred that day in major cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and San Diego, some about the election and some about racial inequality in the country.

• Facebook banned a group page called "Stop the Steal", which Trump supporters used to organize protests against the election results after his allegations of electoral fraud. It achieved 300,000 followers before Facebook shut it down, citing calls for violence by some participants.{{Cite web|last=Kelly|first=Makena|date=November 5, 2020|title=Facebook shuts down huge 'Stop the Steal' group|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/5/21551551/facebook-stop-the-steal-group-misinformation-election-2020|access-date=November 7, 2020|website=The Verge|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106194720/https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/5/21551551/facebook-stop-the-steal-group-misinformation-election-2020|url-status=live}} It was reported to have been adding a thousand new members every ten seconds.{{Cite web|last=Satter|first=Elizabeth Culliford and Raphael|date=November 5, 2020|title=Pro-Trump Facebook group protesting vote count adding 1000 members every 10 seconds|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/pro-trump-facebook-group-protesting-vote-count-adding-1000-members-every-10-seconds-20201106-p56c0d.html|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106223819/https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/pro-trump-facebook-group-protesting-vote-count-adding-1000-members-every-10-seconds-20201106-p56c0d.html|url-status=live}}
• In Atlanta, while poll workers inside State Farm Arena counted ballots, pro-Trump protesters gathered outside chanting "Stop the cheat!"{{Cite news|last1=Boone|first1=Christian|last2=Journal-Constitution|first2=The Atlanta|title=Pro-Trump protesters convinced the fix is in|url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/pro-trump-protesters-convinced-the-fix-is-in/FL44ZCNCCFGIPEL5UEEWSLO6DI/|access-date=November 9, 2020|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183901/https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/pro-trump-protesters-convinced-the-fix-is-in/FL44ZCNCCFGIPEL5UEEWSLO6DI/|url-status=live}}

• In Detroit, more than 200 protesters, some of whom were armed, rallied outside the tally room at TCF Center as Biden and Kamala Harris took the lead in the vote count for the state. Phil Robinson, founder of Michigan Liberty Militia, which has been deemed an "extreme anti-government group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, said he was at the rally to fight "tyranny and fraud."{{Cite web|first1=Omar|last1=Abdel-Baqui|first2=Slone|last2=Terranella|first3=Frank (Detroit Free Press)|last3=Witsil|title=Protesters rally at TCF Center as Biden's lead overtakes Trump in key states|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/11/06/protesters-rally-tcf-center-detroit-biden-ballots/6186881002/|access-date=November 7, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107074519/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/11/06/protesters-rally-tcf-center-detroit-biden-ballots/6186881002/|url-status=live}}
• In Youngstown, Ohio, about fifty pro-Trump protesters rallied outside the WKBN TV news station.{{Cite web|title=Protesters supporting Trump gather outside WKBN|url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/elections/protesters-supporting-trump-gather-outside-wkbn/|access-date=November 7, 2020|publisher=WKBN|date=November 6, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106161321/https://www.wkbn.com/news/elections/protesters-supporting-trump-gather-outside-wkbn/|url-status=live}}
• Pro-Trump protests were held in Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. In Arizona, far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones called on protesters to "surround the White House and support the President".{{Cite web|last=McEvoy|first=Jemima|title=Alex Jones Calls on Pro-Trump Protesters To 'Surround The White House And Support The President'|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/11/06/alex-jones-calls-on-pro-trump-protesters-to-surround-the-white-house-and-support-the-president/|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107051348/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/11/06/alex-jones-calls-on-pro-trump-protesters-to-surround-the-white-house-and-support-the-president/|url-status=live}}

• In Little Rock, Arkansas, a group of about fifty Trump supporters, many of whom were armed, were met with a smaller group of counter-protesters at the State Capitol building.{{cite news|title=Demonstrators gather at Arkansas State Capitol following election announcement|url=https://katv.com/news/local/demonstrators-gather-at-arkansas-state-capitol-following-election-announcement|access-date=November 7, 2020|publisher=KATV|date=November 7, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107213131/https://katv.com/news/local/demonstrators-gather-at-arkansas-state-capitol-following-election-announcement|url-status=live}}
• In North Las Vegas, a hundred Trump supporters demonstrated outside the Clark County Election Department.{{Cite web|date=November 8, 2020|title=Pro-Trump demonstrators protest outside Clark County election office|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/pro-trump-demonstrators-protest-outside-clark-county-election-office-2179091/|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108020026/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/pro-trump-demonstrators-protest-outside-clark-county-election-office-2179091/|url-status=live}}
• In Lansing, more than five hundred Trump supporters protested the election results at the state Capitol.{{Cite web|last1=Martinez|first1=Mark|last2=Johnson|first2=Christian|title=Michigan protest: Trump supporters in Lansing rally against election results as race is called for Joe Biden|url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/11/07/lansing-michigan-protestors-rally-against-election-results-joe-biden-appears-win/6202486002/|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=Lansing State Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201109151811/https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/11/07/lansing-michigan-protestors-rally-against-election-results-joe-biden-appears-win/6202486002/|url-status=live}}
• In Raleigh, North Carolina, Ryan Fournier led "Stop the Steal" rallies at Halifax Mall and the North Carolina Executive Mansion. Counter-protesters debated Trump supporters and transformed "Stop the Steal" into a party at Halifax Mall.{{Cite news|last=Jackson|first=Drew|date=November 7, 2020|title=In Raleigh, one protest turns into a party while a second echoes claims of fraud|work=The News & Observer|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247011802.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 8, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108023830/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article247011802.html}}
• In Salem, Oregon, two separate protests were seen with participants questioning the results of the election. Four people were arrested during the protests.{{Cite web|last1=Culver|first1=Susan|last2=Miller|first2=Jordan|title='It's not over': Trump supporters flock to state capitols after Biden victory is announced|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/07/election-protests-updates-trump-supporters-state-capitols-biden-win/6203271002/|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183850/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/07/election-protests-updates-trump-supporters-state-capitols-biden-win/6203271002/|url-status=live}}

• In Phoenix, Arizona, hundreds of Trump supporters, many of whom were armed, protested Biden's victory, claiming that the Democratic Party had stolen the election. There were also small groups of counter-protesters.{{Cite web|last=Strickland|first=Patrick|title=Trump supporters continue protesting vote count in Arizona|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/8/pro-trump-supporters-continue-protesting-vote-count-in-arizona|access-date=November 8, 2020|publisher=Al Jazeera|language=en|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108141953/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/8/pro-trump-supporters-continue-protesting-vote-count-in-arizona|url-status=live}}
• In Austintown, Ohio, hundreds of pro-Trump protesters rallied outside local businesses with the intention of marching towards the local Walmart.{{Cite web|title=Hundreds of Trump supporters rally on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown|url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/42880397/hundreds-of-trump-supporters-rally-on-mahoning-avenue-in-austintown|access-date=November 9, 2020|publisher=WFMJ|language=en-US|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108191023/https://www.wfmj.com/story/42880397/hundreds-of-trump-supporters-rally-on-mahoning-avenue-in-austintown|url-status=live}}

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• In Washington, D.C., thousands of protesters rallied to support President Trump's election claims.{{Cite news|last1=Lang|first1=Marissa J.|last2=Miller|first2=Michael E.|last3=Jamison|first3=Peter|last4=Moyer|first4=Justin Wm|last5=Williams|first5=Clarence|last6=Hermann|first6=Peter|last7=Kunkle|first7=Fredrick|last8=Cox|first8=John Woodrow|title=After thousands of Trump supporters rally in D.C., violence erupts when night falls|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/|access-date=November 15, 2020|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=November 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114223041/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/|url-status=dead}}.{{Cite web|title=Trump's motorcade passes supporters gathered for "Million MAGA March"|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/million-maga-march-washington-dc-trumps-motorcade-passes-supporters/|access-date=November 15, 2020|publisher=CBS News|date=November 14, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183828/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/million-maga-march-washington-dc-trumps-motorcade-passes-supporters/|url-status=live}} Attendees included white nationalists and members of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys, with some wearing helmets and bullet-proof vests.{{Cite news|date=November 14, 2020|title=Thousands of mask-less Trump supporters rally in D.C., falsely claiming president won election|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/|url-status=live|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183914/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/11/14/million-maga-march-dc-protests/}} Some Republican members of Congress also attended.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/14/us/trump-washington-voters-rally-far-right/index.html|title=Washington, DC, rally brings together Trump voters and far-right leaders|last1=Jones|first1=Julia|last2=Sidner|first2=Sara|date=November 14, 2020|publisher=CNN|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183833/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/14/us/trump-washington-voters-rally-far-right/index.html|url-status=live}} Demonstrators gave various names to their action, including "Million MAGA March", "Stop the Steal" rally, and "March for Trump".{{Cite news|date=November 14, 2020|title=Million MAGA March: Thousands of pro-Trump protesters rally in Washington DC|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54945154|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183837/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54945154|url-status=live}}{{pb}}The President waved to demonstrators as his Secret Service motorcade passed Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue during the morning before traveling to the Trump National Golf Club northwest of Washington.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Pusatory|date=November 14, 2020|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/protests/maga-march-president-trump-visits-freedom-plaza/65-b59bdd2f-69d9-42de-bd6b-41baf3ac0f7c|title=President Trump visits supporters at Freedom Plaza ahead of Million MAGA March|work=WUSA9|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115024233/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/protests/maga-march-president-trump-visits-freedom-plaza/65-b59bdd2f-69d9-42de-bd6b-41baf3ac0f7c|url-status=dead}}.{{Cite news|date=November 14, 2020|title=Trump's motorcade passes supporters gathered for "Million MAGA March"|language=en-GB|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/million-maga-march-washington-dc-trumps-motorcade-passes-supporters/|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183835/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/million-maga-march-washington-dc-trumps-motorcade-passes-supporters/|url-status=live}} The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department arrested 20 people for various offenses including firearm violations, assault, assaulting a police officer, and disorderly conduct.(1) {{Cite web|title=Multiple people arrested at pro-Trump protests, Million MAGA March in DC|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/million-maga-march-pro-trump-protests-arrests-made-by-police/65-a274f97f-b445-4042-a517-4e2df90eac61|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=wusa9.com|date=November 14, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183912/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/million-maga-march-pro-trump-protests-arrests-made-by-police/65-a274f97f-b445-4042-a517-4e2df90eac61|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=US election results: 20 arrested as Trump supporters clash with counter protesters|url=https://news.sky.com/story/us-election-2020-thousands-of-trump-supporters-protest-against-voter-fraud-12132706|access-date=November 16, 2020|publisher=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183854/https://news.sky.com/story/us-election-2020-thousands-of-trump-supporters-protest-against-voter-fraud-12132706|url-status=live}}{{pb}}After nightfall, tensions escalated between demonstrators and counter-protesters. Anti-Trump demonstrators stole and burned MAGA merchandise, tables belonging to vendors of Trump apparel were overturned, and fireworks were set off. Five blocks east of the White House, violence broke out between counter-protesters and the president's supporters, who wielded batons. The groups brawled for several minutes before police arrived and cleared the intersection. One man was stabbed in the back during the disturbance and was taken to a hospital.

• In San Antonio, several hundred pro-Trump protesters marched through downtown San Antonio for approximately an hour. At the same time, a caravan of decorated cars drove through the city to celebrate Biden's victory.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Hundreds march in San Antonio 'Stop The Steal' event supporting Trump|url=https://sanantonioreport.org/hundreds-march-through-downtown-protesting-presidential-election-results/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=San Antonio Report|language=en-US}}

• Talk-show host Alex Jones and political commentator Nick Fuentes led a group of protesters in "Stop the Steal" protest in the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. He later called for fans to "go to the capital of Georgia now and you must surround the governor's mansion now."{{Cite web|title=Alex Jones, Trump supporters rally at Georgia Capitol amid recount|url=https://nypost.com/2020/11/18/alex-jones-trump-supporters-rally-at-georgia-capitol-amid-recount/|access-date=November 18, 2020|website=New York Post|date=November 18, 2020}}

• In Sacramento, two hundred protesters attended a protest in support of the President.[https://statehornet.com/2020/11/photos-trump-supporters-rally-in-downtown-sacramento-for-third-consecutive-week/# PHOTOS: Trump supporters rally in downtown Sacramento for third consecutive week] The State Hornet The protest became violent once protesters marched to Cesar Chavez Plaza, where the protest was declared an unlawful assembly due to fighting; one protestor was arrested.[https://www.kcra.com/article/dozens-gather-for-stop-the-steal-rally-state-capitol/34748608 Dozens gather for 'Stop the Steal' rally at State Capitol] KCRA-TV[https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/proud-boys-protest-presidential-election-results-new-pandemic-restrictions-at-state-capitol/103-091ee4e5-5960-4c96-84c7-a8bdd8743ae1 'Stop the Steal' protests presidential election results, new pandemic restrictions at state Capitol] ABC10 KXTV[https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/11/21/third-straight-weekend-of-protests-violence-as-trump-supporters-descend-on-californias-capitol/ Third Straight Weekend Of Protests, Violence As Trump Supporters Descend On California's Capitol] CapRadio

• In Charlotte, dozens of protesters organized the city's first election protest in the form of a vehicle convoy at Marshall Park.{{Cite web|title=President Trump supporters rally in Charlotte to protest election results|url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/president-donald-trump-supporters-rally-charlotte-protest-election-results/VY5UECFKU5DC3EUV2OLLJULVUE/|access-date=2021-01-09|publisher=WSOC|date=November 23, 2020|language=en-US}}

• In Chicago, 60 protesters held a rally in support of Trump at Millennium Park. Participants included Edgar "Remy Del Toro" Gonzalez, president of the Chicago chapter of the Proud Boys, and Back the Blue supporters. A few dozen anti-Trump activists counter-protested.{{Cite web|last=Schuba|first=Tom|date=November 26, 2020|title=Trump supporters gather downtown, insist election isn't over|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/11/26/21721932/2020-election-president-trump-rally-chicago-biden-protesters-voters-ballots-electoral-college|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}

• In Michigan, the Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson tweeted that dozens of armed protesters gathered outside her home chanting "Stop the Steal" and held signs with the same message. Videos of the protest were later uploaded to social media{{Cite web|agency=Reuters|date=December 7, 2020|title=Armed pro-Trump protesters gather outside Michigan elections chief's home|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/07/michigan-elections-chief-trump-protesters|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en}} and part of the protest was live streamed on Facebook.{{Cite news|date=December 7, 2020|title=Jocelyn Benson: Armed protesters flock to Michigan official's home|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55220570|access-date=December 11, 2020}}

• The National Park Service granted a permit allowing a conservative organization, Women for America First, to host a gathering in Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on December 12, with a projected attendance of upwards of five thousand.(1) {{cite web|last=Beaujon|first=Andrew|date=December 7, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/12/07/the-december-12-maga-rally-will-take-place-at-freedom-plaza-after-all/|title=The December 12 MAGA Rally Will Take Place at Freedom Plaza After All|magazine=Washingtonian|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208212858/https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/12/07/the-december-12-maga-rally-will-take-place-at-freedom-plaza-after-all/|url-status=dead}}.
  (2) {{Cite web|last=Yancey-Bragg|first=N'dea|date=December 9, 2020|title=Trump supporters plan DC rally to 'demand transparency' before Electoral College vote|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/09/march-trump-dc-rally-planned-ahead-electoral-college-meeting/6394642002/|access-date=December 11, 2020|website=USA Today|language=en-US}} On the day of the event, about 200 members of the Proud Boys joined a march near the Plaza and the Trump International Hotel while dressed in combat fatigues and ballistic vests and reportedly carrying helmets. Reported antifa members were also present and both groups engaged in fights with one another later that night.{{Cite web|date=December 13, 2020|title=Pro-Trump protests decry president's election loss, opposing groups clash in Washington|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/13/pro-trump-protests-decry-election-loss-violence-in-washington.html|access-date=December 13, 2020|publisher=CNBC|language=en}} In scuffles between protesters and counter-protesters, four people were stabbed and at least 23 were arrested.{{cite news|url=https://time.com/5921156/stabbing-trump-rally-washington/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213170242/https://time.com/5921156/stabbing-trump-rally-washington/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2020|title=Four People Stabbed and at Least 23 Arrested at Pro-Trump Rally in D.C.|last=Khalil|first=Ashraf|date=December 13, 2020|magazine=Time|access-date=December 13, 2020}}{{pb}}Trump acknowledged the Washington protest, tweeting "Wow! Thousands of people forming in Washington (D.C.) for Stop the Steal. Didn't know about this, but I'll be seeing them!" and drove by in a motorcade.{{cite news|first1=Emily|last1=Davies|first2=Rachel|last2=Weiner|first3=Clarence|last3=Williams|first4=Marissa J.|last4=Lang|first5=Jessica|last5=Contrera|date=December 12, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-dc-rally-maga/2020/12/11/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html|title=Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 13, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212164712/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trump-dc-rally-maga/2020/12/11/8b5af818-3bdb-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html|url-status=dead|department=Local}}. Mike Flynn{{who|date=November 2021}} spoke to the crowds as well, stating "My charge to you is to go back to where you are from and make demands. The (U.S. Constitution) is not about collective liberty it is about individual liberties, and they designed it that way."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/trump-supporters-rally-against-election-outcome-as-proud-boys-and-antifa-face-off|title=Violence flares in Washington as far-right Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters|date=December 13, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=December 13, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213042459/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/13/trump-supporters-rally-against-election-outcome-as-proud-boys-and-antifa-face-off|url-status=dead}}.
• Separate marches, called "Jericho marches" were pushed by church groups, and the "Stop the Steal" organization linked to Roger Stone, with marches planned in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona.{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Pro-Trump election protests descend into violent clashes {{!}} DW {{!}} December 13, 2020|url=https://www.dw.com/en/pro-trump-election-protests-descend-into-violent-clashes/a-55920453|access-date=December 13, 2020|publisher=Deutsche Welle|language=en-GB}}
• In Indianapolis, demonstrators at the Indiana Statehouse, including members of the Proud Boys, protested both the election results and mandatory mask rules.

• In Sacramento, police made several arrests near the California State Capitol as pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters clashed over the election results. Far-right groups like the Proud Boys had been protesting the results near the Capitol every weekend since the election.{{Cite web|last=Moleski|first=Vincent|title=More violence, arrests during another weekend of protests over election in Sacramento|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article247978075.html|website=The Sacramento Bee}}

• Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested and charged with destroying a Black Lives Matter sign at Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. during the pro-Trump rally on December 12.{{Cite web|title=Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of destroying D.C. church's Black Lives Matter sign|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/proud-boys-leader-arrested-after-allegedly-destroying-d-c-church-n1252789|access-date=January 5, 2021|publisher=NBC News|date=January 5, 2021|language=en}}

• On January 5, 2021, Washington D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser activated 340 of the District of Columbia National Guard due to an organized protest of pro-Trump supporters planning to rally that evening.{{cite web|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|date=January 4, 2021|title=Leader of Proud Boys, a Far-Right Group, Is Arrested as D.C. Braces for Protests|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/04/us/politics/enrique-tarrio-proud-boys.html|access-date=January 5, 2021|work=The New York Times}}{{cite web|title=Demonstrations, Road Closures to Begin Tuesday in DC Before Congress Acts on Electoral College Vote|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/demonstrations-road-closures-to-begin-tuesday-in-dc-before-congress-acts-on-electoral-college-vote/2529480/|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=NBC Washington|date=January 5, 2021|publisher=NBC News}}{{Cite web|title=Arrests made as hundreds of Trump supporters cheer false election claims in D.C.|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7557930/trump-protests-washington-election-tuesday/|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Global News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=D.C. Police make several arrests ahead of major pro-Trump election protest|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/dc-police-make-several-arrests-ahead-major-pro-trump-election-n1252938|access-date=2021-01-06|publisher=NBC News|date=January 6, 2021|language=en}}

{{Main|January 6 United States Capitol attack|Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack}}{{Blockquote|text="We're gonna walk down to the Capitol, and we're going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we're probably not going to be cheering so loudly for some of them, because you're never going to take back our country with weakness; you have to show strength...I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard."|author=Donald Trump|source=Speech at a D.C. rally shortly before the storming, January 6, 2021}}File:2021 storming of the United States Capitol DSC09400-2 (50814067593).jpg building, January 6, 2021]]

{{January 6 United States Capitol attack}}

On January 6, the protesters planned to march to the United States Capitol.{{cite web|title=Nation's capital braces for violence as extremist groups converge to protest Trump's election loss|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/04/january-6-dc-protests-against-election-certification-could-violent/4132441001/|website=USA Today|access-date=January 5, 2021}} President Donald Trump supported the planned protest via tweets.{{cite web|title=Trump protesters warned not to carry guns as Washington DC calls up National Guard|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/05/trump-protesters-warned-not-to-carry-guns-as-washington-dc-calls-up-national-guard?scrlybrkr=b7d8f0df|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 5, 2021}}{{cite web|title=DC mayor calls in National Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests|url=https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-politics-electoral-college-muriel-bowser-1634bf71a27de48efef3cd1e6ed4abe4|work=Associated Press News|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=January 5, 2021}} Mayor Bowser asked residents not participating in the protests to "avoid confrontations with anybody who's looking for a fight".{{cite web|title=ELRICH URGES RESIDENTS TO STAY AWAY FROM D.C. PROTESTS|url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/elrich-urges-residents-to-stay-away-from-d-c-protests/|website=MYMCM|date=January 5, 2021|publisher=MY MC Media|access-date=January 5, 2021}}{{cite web|title=D.C. mayor calls on National Guard as pro-Trump protests set for capital|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d-c-mayor-calls-national-guard-pro-trump-protests-set-n1252800|publisher=NBC News|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=January 5, 2021}}

A crowd of several thousand first listened to a speech by Trump, in which he repeated his claims that the election had been stolen and said, "We will never give up. We will never concede.{{spaces}}... Our country has had enough. We're not going to take it anymore." He urged them to march on the Capitol to "peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard" but also to "show strength".{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/06/what-trump-said-rally-speech-spark-u-s-capitol-storming/6568337002/|title=What Trump said in rally speech to spark U.S. Capitol storming|last=Fins|first=Antonio|date=January 6, 2020|work=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=7 January 2021}}

Many listeners then marched on the Capitol, where they breached the barricades, broke windows, and stormed inside the Capitol building. They marched through Statuary Hall.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-protests|title=In Photos: Angry protesters and broken windows inside Statuary Hall.|last=Moneymaker|first=Anna|date=January 6, 2021|work=The New York Times|access-date=6 January 2021}} Rioters invaded the offices of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, flipping tables and ripping photos from walls; there was looting in the Capitol.{{Cite news|last1=Benner|first1=Katie|last2=Haberman|first2=Maggie|last3=Schmidt|first3=Michael S.|date=2021-01-06|title=Live Updates: Pro-Trump Mob Breaches Capitol, Halting Vote Certification|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-protests|access-date=January 6, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last1=Schaff|first1=Erin|last2=Tavernise|first2=Sabrina|date=January 6, 2021|title=Marauding protesters vandalize Speaker Pelosi's office.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/marauding-protesters-vandalize-speaker-pelosis-office.html|access-date=January 6, 2021|work=The New York Times}}

The Capitol was locked down, the Senate and House recessed from their discussions about the electoral count, and Vice President Pence was "whisked away" from the chamber.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/electoral-college-vote-certification-2020-01-06/|title=Live Updates: Pro-Trump protesters storm Capitol, halting electoral count|date=January 6, 2021|publisher=CBS News|access-date=6 January 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/954028436/u-s-capitol-locked-down-amid-escalating-far-right-protests|title=U.S. Capitol Locked Down As Far-Right Protesters Enter The Building|last=Moore|first=Elena|date=January 6, 2021|publisher=NPR|access-date=6 January 2021}} Members of Congress were told to put on gas masks after law enforcement began using tear gas within the building. ABC News reported shooting in the Capitol building and an armed standoff at the front door of the House chambers.{{Cite web|last=Berge|first=Clint|date=2021-01-06|title=HAPPENING NOW: Armed standoff inside US Capitol, shots fired|url=https://wqow.com/2021/01/06/happening-now-armed-standoff-inside-us-capitol-shots-fired/|access-date=2021-01-06|publisher=WQOW|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Updates: Capitol breached by protesters, shots reported fired inside|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/capitol-breached-protesters/story?id=75081629|access-date=2021-01-06|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|language=en}} The New York Times also said police drew their guns inside the House of Representatives chamber.{{Cite news|date=2021-01-06|title=Police draw guns inside the Capitol.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-protests|access-date=2021-01-06|issn=0362-4331}}

Multiple officers were injured in the mob violence at the Capitol.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-06|title=Woman shot and Congress on lockdown, as 'explosive device' found at Republican HQ – follow live|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/capitol-protests-live-trump-dc-riots-shooting-b1783488.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106203246/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/capitol-protests-live-trump-dc-riots-shooting-b1783488.html|archive-date=2021-01-06|url-access=limited|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-06|website=The Independent|language=en}}Pamela Brown and Noah Gray, [https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/congress-electoral-college-vote-count-2021/h_0984a749da2f02cde25434eaa9507065 Multiple officers injured in the mob violence], CNN (January 6, 2021). One died the following day, and another committed suicide over the following weekend. A woman was shot inside the Capitol by a Capitol Police officer while climbing through a broken window into the Speaker's Lobby – she later died.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/capitol-breached-protesters/story?id=75081629|title=Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies|last=Pereira|first=Ivan|date=January 6, 2021|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|access-date=7 January 2021}} At least one improvised explosive device was found on Capitol grounds, and another just blocks away at the headquarters of the Republican Party.

In the aftermath of the storming of the US Capitol, more than 250{{Cite web|title=Tableau Public|url=https://public.tableau.com/profile/benjamin.renton#!/vizhome/WhiteHouseResignationTracker/TwitterSuspensionsDashboard|access-date=2021-01-11|website=public.tableau.com}} members of Congress called for Trump's immediate impeachment and removal by Congress, or by invoking the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.{{Cite web|title=Trump tells protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol building to 'go home'|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7558598/us-election-congress-biden-win-trump/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106230030/https://globalnews.ca/news/7558598/us-election-congress-biden-win-trump/|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=Global News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Reilly|first=Adam|date=January 6, 2021|title=Pressley, Moulton Call For Trump's Removal After Extremists Overrun U.S. Capitol|url=https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2021/01/06/markey-congress-will-overwhelmingly-reject-treasonous-challenge-to-bidens-win|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106222934/https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2021/01/06/markey-congress-will-overwhelmingly-reject-treasonous-challenge-to-bidens-win|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=WGBH|language=en}} State-level officials who have described Trump's conduct as impeachable include Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford.

Congresswoman Cori Bush introduced a resolution to investigate and expel Republican House members who had supported challenging election results, asserting they had broken their oath of office.{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Marty|title=Cori Bush introduces legislation to sanction, remove all House members who supported election challenges|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532990-cori-bush-introduces-legislation-to-sanction-remove-all-house-members-who|access-date=26 July 2021|work=The Hill|date=6 January 2021}} {{As of|2021|October|25}}, the resolution was still waiting to be voted on.{{Cite magazine|last=Wade|first=Peter|date=2021-10-25|title='A Danger to Our Democracy': AOC, Others React to Bombshell Report That GOP Members Met With Jan. 6 Planners|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lawmakers-react-gop-congres-met-jan-6-planners-1247372/|access-date=2021-12-17|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}

File:Pro-Trump_demonstration_at_the_Texas_Capitol_Building_on_6_January_2021.jpg on January 6, 2021]]

A number of states experienced demonstrations and armed protests at state capitols or in the streets on January 6, numbering in dozens to hundreds of participants. Precautionary measures, such as closures of state capitols and evacuation of members and staff, were taken in several of the states in response to the events in Washington D.C.{{Cite web|title=Georgia Secretary of State evacuates Georgia Capitol for safety, office closes|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/atlanta-georgia-capitol-pro-trump-protest/85-bf35b7fb-0c47-4087-b218-d73240b2d80e|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210106210919/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/atlanta-georgia-capitol-pro-trump-protest/85-bf35b7fb-0c47-4087-b218-d73240b2d80e|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=WXIA-TV|date=January 6, 2021}}{{Cite web|last=Reding|first=Shawna M.|date=January 6, 2021|title=Texas Capitol grounds in Austin closed as Trump supporters storm US Capitol|url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-rally-protest-march-for-trump/269-6df202da-cabb-43fe-b4f8-2a3bda77de92|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106212616/https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-rally-protest-march-for-trump/269-6df202da-cabb-43fe-b4f8-2a3bda77de92|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|publisher=KVUE}} In some states the events were marked by incidents or particular security concerns.

• In California, eleven people were arrested for illegal possession of pepper spray at a demonstration near the state capitol in Sacramento. There was at least one reported assault. Several roads were closed in downtown Sacramento and some bus lines were suspended, with more than two hundred police assigned to the demonstration. Some members of the crowd wore t-shirts supporting the far-right Proud Boys.{{Cite web|last=Cremen|first=Alanea|date=January 6, 2021|title=11 arrested for having pepper spray at Capitol demonstrations {{!}} Updates|url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/hundreds-gather-at-sacramento-capitol-to-protest-2020-election/103-d2e330bd-1268-404f-8edc-bc97bef71629|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107052538/https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/hundreds-gather-at-sacramento-capitol-to-protest-2020-election/103-d2e330bd-1268-404f-8edc-bc97bef71629|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=abc10.com}} There were also protests in the Los Angeles area, including at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters downtown; as well as in Beverly Hills and in Newport Beach. An incident was reported of a protester spraying a counter-protester with a chemical irritant.{{Cite web|last1=Wisckol|first1=Martin|last2=Bermont|first2=Bradley|last3=Rasmussen|first3=Emily|date=January 6, 2021|title=Protesters clash in downtown L.A., while Trump rallies unfold elsewhere in Southern California|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2021/01/06/protesters-clash-in-downtown-l-a-while-trump-rallies-unfold-elsewhere-in-southern-california|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107034933/https://www.dailynews.com/2021/01/06/protesters-clash-in-downtown-l-a-while-trump-rallies-unfold-elsewhere-in-southern-california/|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=The Mercury News}} During the Los Angeles protests, a mob of thirty to forty Trump supporters physically assaulted a black woman who was walking down the street, shouting racial slurs and chanting "All Lives Matter" while shoving, striking, spraying with pepper spray, and ripping off her hair extensions.{{Cite news|date=January 7, 2021|title='It's Disgraceful': Black Woman Attacked During Pro-Trump Demonstration in DTLA|publisher=KCAL|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/07/trump-supporters-attack-black-woman-dtla/|url-status=live|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108024334/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/01/07/trump-supporters-attack-black-woman-dtla/|archive-date=January 8, 2021}}{{Cite news|date=January 7, 2021|title=LAPD 'Aware of Disturbing Images' of Black Woman Grabbed During Protest|publisher=KNBC|url=https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lapd-aware-of-disturbing-images-of-black-woman-grabbed-during-protest/2501697/|url-status=live|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108082316/https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lapd-aware-of-disturbing-images-of-black-woman-grabbed-during-protest/2501697/|archive-date=January 8, 2021}}

• In Georgia, about sixty pro-Trump activists gathered outside the state capitol in Atlanta,{{Cite web|date=January 8, 2021|title=Fact check: Protestors did not 'storm' Georgia and Kansas statehouses|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-ks-ga-capitols-not-stormed/fact-check-protestors-did-not-storm-georgia-and-kansas-statehouses-idUSKBN29D1YV|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110033654/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-ks-ga-capitols-not-stormed/fact-check-protestors-did-not-storm-georgia-and-kansas-statehouses-idUSKBN29D1YV|archive-date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 24, 2021|work=Reuters}} including armed militia movement members.{{Cite web|last=Michael Sasso|date=January 6, 2021|title=Georgia Election Official Avoids Ex-Klansman Amid Safety Concern|publisher=Bloomberg News|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-07/ex-klan-member-just-misses-visit-with-georgia-secretary-of-state|access-date=January 24, 2021}} A courthouse complex and two other government buildings were closed as a precaution. Chester Doles, a former Ku Klux Klan member who leads the far-right group American Patriots USA, attempted to enter the state capitol to deliver a "redress of grievances" about the election to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger; however, Raffensperger and his staff evacuated early as a precaution.{{Cite web|title=Georgia Secretary of State evacuates Georgia Capitol for safety, office closes|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/atlanta-georgia-capitol-pro-trump-protest/85-bf35b7fb-0c47-4087-b218-d73240b2d80e|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210106210919/https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/atlanta-georgia-capitol-pro-trump-protest/85-bf35b7fb-0c47-4087-b218-d73240b2d80e|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=11Alive.com|date=January 6, 2021}}

• In Kansas, at the state capitol in Topeka, thousands of pro-Trump protesters held a rally on the Capitol lawn. The protesters erected a gallows with a noose in front of the state capitol, with the words "death to tyrants" etched into the wood of the gallows. Nearly one hundred of the protesters made their way into the state capitol and chanted "Trump 2020" and "USA" before being asked to leave by state police. No reported arrests were made.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksn.com/news/capitol-bureau/protesters-enter-kansas-statehouse/|title=Protesters hold rally inside Kansas statehouse|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106212537/https://www.ksn.com/news/capitol-bureau/protesters-enter-kansas-statehouse/|url-status=dead}}

• In Oklahoma, at the state capitol in Oklahoma City, one arrest was made on charges of attempted arson as well as assault and battery for attempting to light other people's flags on fire.{{Cite web|date=January 6, 2021|title=One arrested as Trump supporters gather at Oklahoma Capitol|url=https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-legislature-oklahoma-167526c8b0a9a915bf9ab9f2ebcde558|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045516/https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-legislature-oklahoma-167526c8b0a9a915bf9ab9f2ebcde558|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|work=Associated Press News}} The protest numbered in the hundreds and was otherwise peaceful.{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Perris|date=January 7, 2021|title=Hundreds peacefully protest at Oklahoma Capitol in support of President Donald Trump|url=https://www.koco.com/article/hundreds-peacefully-protest-at-oklahoma-capitol-in-support-of-president-donald-trump/35143667|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045525/https://www.koco.com/article/hundreds-peacefully-protest-at-oklahoma-capitol-in-support-of-president-donald-trump/35143667|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|publisher=KOCO}}

• In Oregon, arrests were made after hundreds gathered outside the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.{{Cite news|last1=Swindler|first1=Samantha|last2=Killen|first2=Dave|last3=Nakamura|first3=Beth|date=January 6, 2021|title=Unlawful assembly declared at Oregon Capitol as pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Congress|work=The Oregonian|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/01/protest-set-for-oregon-capitol-as-trump-stages-dc-rally-lawmakers-convene-to-confirm-electoral-college-vote.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107150006/https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/01/protest-set-for-oregon-capitol-as-trump-stages-dc-rally-lawmakers-convene-to-confirm-electoral-college-vote.html|archive-date=January 7, 2021}}

• In Washington, pro-Trump activists, some of whom were armed, broke through the gates at the Washington Governor's Mansion at the State Capitol Campus in Olympia, and occupied the front lawn, prompting a standoff with the State Patrol.{{Cite web|last=Bernton|first=Hal|date=January 6, 2021|title=Trump supporters open gate at governor's mansion in Olympia, occupy front lawn|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trump-supporters-open-gate-at-governors-mansion-in-olympia-occupy-front-lawn/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106233442/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trump-supporters-open-gate-at-governors-mansion-in-olympia-occupy-front-lawn/|archive-date=January 6, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=The Seattle Times}}{{Cite news|last=Horcher|first=Gary|date=January 8, 2021|title=Protesters break through gates at governor's mansion in Olympia, storm to front door|publisher=KIRO-TV|location=Seattle|url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/protesters-break-through-gates-governors-mansion-olympia/C5EC7W2MCZBKRA6RFCEJMSRYCE/|url-status=live|access-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111023422/https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/protesters-break-through-gates-governors-mansion-olympia/C5EC7W2MCZBKRA6RFCEJMSRYCE/|archive-date=January 11, 2021}}

Pro-Trump events were held without incident in Indiana,{{Cite news|last=Mack|first=Justin|date=January 6, 2021|title=About 100 Trump supporters, Proud Boys rally against election results at Indiana Capitol|work=Indianapolis Star|url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2021/01/06/indiana-protests-100-trump-supporters-proud-boys-rally-statehouse/6567723002/|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107053941/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2021/01/06/indiana-protests-100-trump-supporters-proud-boys-rally-statehouse/6567723002/|archive-date=January 7, 2021}} Minnesota,{{Cite web|last=Bornhoft|first=William|date=January 6, 2021|title=Trump Supporters Hold 'Storm The Capitol' Rally in St. Paul|url=https://patch.com/minnesota/mendotaheights/trump-supporters-hold-storm-capitol-rally-st-paul|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045540/https://patch.com/minnesota/mendotaheights/trump-supporters-hold-storm-capitol-rally-st-paul|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|website=Mendota Heights, MN Patch}} Nevada,{{Cite news|date=January 6, 2021|title=Carson City protest peaceful, filled with pro-Trump messages|publisher=KLAS|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/carson-city-protest-peaceful-filled-with-pro-trump-messages/|url-status=live|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045547/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/carson-city-protest-peaceful-filled-with-pro-trump-messages/|archive-date=January 7, 2021}} Nebraska,{{Cite web|last=Dunker|first=Chris|date=January 6, 2021|title=Hundreds gather at state Capitol to support Trump's efforts to overturn election|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hundreds-gather-at-state-capitol-to-support-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election/article_8cf2b6db-a8d0-5cf3-838e-4da0e728ab68.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107045546/https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hundreds-gather-at-state-capitol-to-support-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election/article_8cf2b6db-a8d0-5cf3-838e-4da0e728ab68.html#tracking-source=home-trending|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 6, 2021|website=Lincoln Journal Star}} Ohio,{{Cite news|last=Ferenchik|first=Mark|date=January 6, 2021|title=Tempers short, emotions high at protest over election results at Statehouse in Columbus|work=The Columbus Dispatch|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/01/06/tempers-were-short-fists-flew-street-during-trump-rally/6565956002/|url-status=live|access-date=January 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106233456/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/01/06/tempers-were-short-fists-flew-street-during-trump-rally/6565956002/|archive-date=January 6, 2021}} Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.{{Cite web|last1=McCausland|first1=Phil|last2=Burke|first2=Minyvonne|last3=Kaplan|first3=Ezra|last4=Lozano|first4=Alicia Victoria|date=January 6, 2021|title=Protesters gather outside state capitols nationwide as chaos sweeps Congress|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-gather-outside-state-capitols-nationwide-chaos-sweeps-congress-n1253125|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107052530/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-gather-outside-state-capitols-nationwide-chaos-sweeps-congress-n1253125|archive-date=January 7, 2021|access-date=January 7, 2021|publisher=NBC News}}

• In Frankfort, about one hundred heavily armed protesters assembled for a "patriot rally" outside the Kentucky State Capitol while the General Assembly was in session. "Three days after domestic terrorists attacked our U.S. Capitol, there was a militia rally in Frankfort. They brought zip ties. We will not be intimidated," Governor Andy Beshear tweeted in response.{{Cite web|last=Beer|first=Tommy|title=Heavily Armed Protesters Gather Outside Kentucky Capitol For Militia Rally|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/01/09/heavily-armed-protesters-gather-outside-kentucky-capitol-for-militia-rally/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=Forbes|language=en}}

{{Main|2021 United States inauguration week protests}}

The FBI reported that protests were being planned for all U.S. state capitols (and Washington) likely January 16–20, the 17th being symbolic to QAnon and the 20th Inauguration Day.{{Cite web|url=https://abc7.com/9591258/|title=No public access to US Capitol on Inauguration day, as FBI warns of armed protests in all 50 states|date=January 12, 2021|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112210948/https://abc7.com/9591258/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2021/01/14/vermont-possible-protest-state-capitol-montpelier-joe-biden-inauguration-day/4159584001/|date=January 14, 2021|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=State prepares for protests in Montpelier over weekend and for Inauguration Day|first=April|last=Barton|access-date=January 17, 2021}} Substantial security preparations were undertaken to protect the United States Capitol, state capitols, and other locations from potential threats, and the protests occurred only in about a dozen states, featuring a small number of participants.

• In Lansing, protests at the Michigan Capitol drew about 150 demonstrators and heavy Michigan National Guard presence. Some protesters with AR-15 rifles joined other demonstrators at the Capitol. Authorities said there had been no arrests or incidents of violence. In addition to National Guard, military vehicles were present near the Capitol building and a helicopter flew above the location for most of the day.{{Cite web|last=Hunter|first=Craig Mauger and George|title=Michigan Capitol protest remains 'calm' on Sunday|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/17/michigan-troopers-lansing-potential-protest/4177781001/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=The Detroit News|language=en-US}}
• In Austin, a crowd of about a hundred, many armed and focused on gun rights, gathered outside the Texas Capitol. The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the Capitol to the public on January 15 after obtaining information that "violent extremists" were seeking to arrive at further protests over the weekend.{{Cite news|last=Hall|first=Katie|title=Armed gun rights activists gather at Texas Capitol, say protest is 'not about the election'|url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/01/17/protests-austin-capitol-texas-live-updates-election-2020/4182139001/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en-US}}
• Smaller armed protests and demonstrations also took place at the state capitols of Kentucky,{{Cite web|date=2021-01-17|title=Kentucky Capitol protest: Mostly quiet in Frankfort amid warnings of armed protests|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/01/17/kentucky-capitol-protest-law-enforcement-only-presence-frankfort/4157502001/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Louisville Courier Journal|language=en-US}} Maine,{{Cite web|last=WGME|date=2021-01-20|title=Handful of Trump supporters protest Biden's inauguration outside Maine State House|url=https://wgme.com/news/local/handful-of-trump-supporters-protest-bidens-inauguration-outside-maine-state-house|access-date=2021-02-02|publisher=WGME}} Ohio,{{Cite web|last1=Bischoff|first1=Laura A.|last2=Bureau|first2=Columbus|title=Protests at Ohio Statehouse today as State Patrol, National Guard stage|url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state-patrol-and-national-guard-staged-today-at-the-ohio-statehouse/MHTMYYFMKRAYFCW4QBQVRMIX5E/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=dayton-daily-news|language=English}} South Carolina,{{Cite web|author=Amir Vera and Dakin Andone|date=January 18, 2021|title=Armed demonstrators gather at Virginia state Capitol as states stay tight on security ahead of inauguration|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/us/inauguration-protests-vigilant/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118235148/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/18/us/inauguration-protests-vigilant/index.html|archive-date=2021-01-18|access-date=2021-01-19|publisher=CNN}} South Dakota,Multiple sources:
• {{Cite web|first=Christopher|last=Vondracek|title=Only protest at South Dakota Capitol a peaceful one, only traffic block caused by geese|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6844899-Only-protest-at-South-Dakota-Capitol-a-peaceful-one-only-traffic-block-caused-by-geese|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Grand Forks Herald|date=January 17, 2021|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125131557/https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/government-and-politics/6844899-Only-protest-at-South-Dakota-Capitol-a-peaceful-one-only-traffic-block-caused-by-geese|url-status=live|ref=none}} Utah,{{Cite web|last1=Harkins|first1=Paighten|last2=Miller|first2=Jessica|last3=Newman|first3=Josh|date=January 17, 2021|title=Law enforcement, spectators far outnumbered armed protesters at Utah Capitol|url=https://sltrib.com/news/2021/01/17/live-law-enforcement|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118171942/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/01/17/live-law-enforcement/|archive-date=2021-01-18|access-date=2021-01-19|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}} Virginia.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsls.com/news/2021/01/15/bomb-threat-prompts-evacuation-of-virginia-supreme-court-building/|title=Police allow people to re-enter Virginia Supreme Court building after bomb threat|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=January 17, 2021|publisher=WSLS|author=Williamson, Jeff|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116005118/https://www.wsls.com/news/2021/01/15/bomb-threat-prompts-evacuation-of-virginia-supreme-court-building/|url-status=live}}

• On February 15, a rally was held by Trump supporters in West Palm Beach, Florida for Presidents' Day.{{Cite web|last=Burke|first=Peter|date=2021-02-15|title=Trump supporters spend Presidents Day at West Palm Beach rally|url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/trump-supporters-spend-presidents-day-at-west-palm-beach-rally|access-date=2021-05-13|publisher=WPTV|language=en}}

• On March 5, in Lafayette, California, pro-Trump demonstrations continued on the El Curtola overpass, prompting the city to request additional support from California Highway Patrol and California Department of Transportation.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-09|title=Lafayette officially asks state to step in during Trump protests|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/03/09/lafayette-officially-asks-state-to-step-in-during-trump-protests|access-date=2021-03-11|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US}}
• On March 6, armed Trump supporters in New York City clashed with anti-Trump protesters near Trump Tower. During the event, a police officer was attacked with bleach. At least four people were arrested afterwards.{{cite web|last=Unknown|date=March 6, 2021|title=Dueling Protests Clash in Times Square; 4 Arrested After Bleach Attack on Officer: NYPD|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/dueling-protests-clash-in-times-square-4-arrested-after-bleach-attack-on-officer-nypd/2928246/|publisher=NBC News}}
• On March 20, over 100 Trump supporters in Raleigh, North Carolina gathered to protest North Carolina's COVID-19 restrictions.{{cite web|last=Sessoms|first=Ben|date=March 20, 2021|title=Trump supporters gather in downtown Raleigh to protest COVID-19 restrictions|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article250088309.html|publisher=The News & Observer}}

• On April 11, a White Lives Matter protest was held in Huntington Beach, California, with several Trump supporters turning violent when they clashed with counterprotesters.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-11|title=White Lives Matter rally ends with large counterprotest, 12 arrests in Huntington Beach|website=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-11/huntington-beach-rallies-wlm-blm}}

{{see also|Protests against Donald Trump|Timeline of protests against Donald Trump}}

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• Demonstrations were held in several cities, including Dallas, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh, to demand the counting of every vote.{{Cite web|date=November 5, 2020|title=Demonstrators at Dallas City Hall demand that all votes be counted as outcome of presidential race nears|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2020/11/04/demonstrators-rally-at-dallas-city-hall-to-demand-all-votes-be-counted-as-outcome-of-presidential-race-nears/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183844/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/elections/2020/11/04/demonstrators-rally-at-dallas-city-hall-to-demand-all-votes-be-counted-as-outcome-of-presidential-race-nears/|archive-date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 15, 2020|website=Dallas News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Stark|first=Cortlynn|date=November 4, 2020|title='Count every vote': Dozens rally in Kansas City as presidential race still undecided|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article246978207.html|website=The Kansas City Star}}{{Cite web|last=Haile|first=Nardos|title=Over 100 protest in Pittsburgh, calling on Pennsylvania to "Count Every Vote"|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/over-100-protest-in-pittsburgh-calling-on-pennsylvania-to-count-every-vote/Content?oid=18314866|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183912/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/over-100-protest-in-pittsburgh-calling-on-pennsylvania-to-count-every-vote/Content?oid=18314866|archive-date=November 16, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=Pittsburgh City Paper|language=en}}
• In Chicago, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters gathered to express their anger toward Trump's demand for vote counting to stop. City officials raised the Wabash Avenue Bridge in a preemptive move to ward off unrest near Trump Tower.{{Cite web|last1=Cauguiran|first1=Cate|last2=Team|first2=ABC7 Chicago Digital|last3=Kirsch|first3=Jesse|date=November 5, 2020|title=Chicago protest: 'Count Every Vote' group marches through Loop calling on Trump to concede 2020 election; no arrests made|url=https://abc7chicago.com/7667029/|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=ABC7 Chicago|language=en|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108225739/https://abc7chicago.com/7667029/|url-status=live}}
• In Houston, several different protests took place downtown. One group marched with anti-Trump posters from Houston City Hall to a federal building. Fox 26 news reported that "members of the group carried guns and used a baseball bat to hit a President Donald Trump piñata."{{Cite web|last=Seedorff|first=Matthew|date=November 5, 2020|title=Houstonians protest as country awaits presidential election results|url=https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houstonians-protest-as-country-awaits-presidential-election-results|access-date=November 9, 2020|website=FOX 26 Houston|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183830/https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houstonians-protest-as-country-awaits-presidential-election-results|url-status=live}}
• In Minneapolis, two groups of protesters were expected to march two miles, one beginning on Cedar Avenue in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, and another from Hennepin County Government Center downtown. Hundreds of protesters began to walk out onto eastbound Interstate 94, leading to traffic being backed up for miles. Police arrested and then released 646 protesters who were blocking Interstate 94.{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2020|title=Demonstrators Arrested in Minneapolis After Hundreds Walk Onto I-94 in Protest of Election|url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/11/04/demonstrators-taking-to-minneapolis-streets-to-protest-election-pandemic-recession/|access-date=November 5, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105142844/https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/11/04/demonstrators-taking-to-minneapolis-streets-to-protest-election-pandemic-recession/|url-status=live}}
• In Manhattan, protesters and police clashed near Union Square, resulting in 25 arrests and more than 30 summonses. Police reported finding weapons on some people at the march including knives, a Taser and M-80 explosives.{{Cite news|last=Shanahan|first=Ed|date=November 5, 2020|title=Police 'Kettle' Protesters in Manhattan, Arresting Dozens|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/nyregion/nyc-presidential-election-protests.html|access-date=November 5, 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105202429/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/nyregion/nyc-presidential-election-protests.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|title='Count Every Vote!' Large Postelection Protests Seen in Several U.S. Cities|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/05/931688625/-count-every-vote-large-post-election-protests-seen-in-many-cities|access-date=November 6, 2020|publisher=NPR|date=November 5, 2020|language=en|archive-date=November 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106011153/https://www.npr.org/2020/11/05/931688625/-count-every-vote-large-post-election-protests-seen-in-many-cities|url-status=live|last1=Chappell|first1=Bill}}
• In Portland, Oregon, anti-Trump protesters demanded that every vote in the election be counted. This led to the declaration of a riot after police saw people smashing business windows. Oregon Governor Kate Brown activated the state's National Guard to help police manage the unrest.{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Riot declared in Portland as rioters smash windows|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/05/portland-protests-election-2020-434221|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=Politico|date=November 5, 2020|language=en|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105183646/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/05/portland-protests-election-2020-434221|url-status=live}}
• In Seattle, hundreds took to the streets to demand a full count of all votes and a halt to Trump's challenges to stop counts in some key battleground states. Seven people were arrested on Capitol Hill on suspicions of obstruction, pedestrian interference, property damage, resisting arrest, and assaulting officers.{{Cite web|first1=Gillian|last1=Flaccus|first2=Martha (Associated Press)|last2=Bellisle|date=November 5, 2020|title=Election demonstrators arrested in Seattle and Portland|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/riot-declared-portland-protesters-smash-windows-74032257|access-date=November 15, 2020|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183831/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/riot-declared-portland-protesters-smash-windows-74032257|url-status=live}}

• In Philadelphia, groups of both anti-Trump and pro-Trump protesters gathered and then clashed outside Philadelphia Convention Center.{{Cite web|last=Baker|first=Karl|title=Competing election protesters face off in Philadelphia, highlighting America's divisions|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/11/05/competing-protesters-face-off-philly-highlighting-americas-divisions/6175994002/|access-date=November 8, 2020|website=The News Journal|language=en-US|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107081055/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/11/05/competing-protesters-face-off-philly-highlighting-americas-divisions/6175994002/|url-status=live}}

• In St. Louis, demonstrators from liberal groups gathered downtown to celebrate Trump's defeat and promote progressive policy reforms.{{Cite web|last=Barker|first=Jacob|title=Downtown St. Louis demonstrators relish Trump loss, vow to keep protesting for progressive policy|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/downtown-st-louis-demonstrators-relish-trump-loss-vow-to-keep-protesting-for-progressive-policy/article_3e5869ad-e028-570c-b3de-6d39fcf6b363.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=STLtoday.com|date=November 8, 2020|language=en}}

• In Portland, hundreds of anarchists and anti-fascists protested against both presidential candidates. Protesters carried signs stating "strong communities make politicians obsolete" and "we don't want Biden we want revenge"; they also chanted "fuck Biden". A small section of protesters began rioting near an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, and the Oregon Army National Guard was sent into Portland. 17 protesters were arrested.(1) {{Cite web|author=In The News|date=November 11, 2020|title=Portland anarchist: 'We don't want Biden, we want revenge'|url=https://oregoncatalyst.com/50341-portland-anarchist-we-biden-revenge.html|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=The Oregon Catalyst|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183834/https://oregoncatalyst.com/50341-portland-anarchist-we-biden-revenge.html|url-status=live}}
  (2) {{cite news|first=Pete|last=Danko|date=November 5, 2020|title=Gov. Brown blames 'self-styled anarchist protesters' for Portland riot|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/11/05/gov-brown-decries-self-styled-anarchists.html|work=Portland Business Journal|access-date=November 15, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183845/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2020/11/05/gov-brown-decries-self-styled-anarchists.html|url-status=live}}
  (3) {{Cite web|date=November 9, 2020|title="F*** Biden": Portland Democrats building vandalized by protesters|url=https://www.newsweek.com/f-biden-portland-democrats-building-vandalized-protesters-1545991|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=Newsweek|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183833/https://www.newsweek.com/f-biden-portland-democrats-building-vandalized-protesters-1545991|url-status=live}}
  (4) {{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2020/11/05/oregon-police-face-off-with-anti-trump-protesters|title=Oregon police face off with anti-Trump protesters|work=The Star|date=November 5, 2020|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183835/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2020/11/05/oregon-police-face-off-with-anti-trump-protesters|url-status=live}}
  (5) {{Cite news|title=Duelling protests sprout up in cities across U.S. as vote-counting drags on|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-police-arrest-11-in-portland-50-in-new-york-at-protests-after-us/|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183835/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-police-arrest-11-in-portland-50-in-new-york-at-protests-after-us/|url-status=live}} Anarchists generally embrace the notion of the "ungovernable generation", the idea that the political system is inherently broken; they reject party politics as well as the electoral system, arguing instead that change should be done through grassroots organizing, solidarity, and mutual aid.(1) {{Cite web|author=CrimethInc Ex-Workers Collective|title=CrimethInc.: Whoever They Vote For, We Are Ungovernable: A History of Anarchist Counter-Inaugural Protest|url=https://crimethinc.com/2017/01/16/whoever-they-vote-for-we-are-ungovernable-a-history-of-anarchist-counter-inaugural-protest|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=CrimethInc.|date=January 16, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183915/https://crimethinc.com/2017/01/16/whoever-they-vote-for-we-are-ungovernable-a-history-of-anarchist-counter-inaugural-protest|url-status=live}}
  (2) {{cite web|url=https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/10f44315-5354-4541-8cc3-31977de9d08e/Changing%20anarchism.pdf|title=Changing anarchism: Anarchist theory and practice in a global age|editor1-first=Jonathan|editor1-last=Purkis|editor2-first=James|editor2-last=Bowen|year=2004|location=Manchester, England|publisher=Manchester University Press|access-date=November 16, 2020|archive-date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710070655/https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/10f44315-5354-4541-8cc3-31977de9d08e/Changing%20anarchism.pdf|url-status=dead}}.
  (3) {{Cite web|title=From Germany to Rojava. Perspective of an anarchist youth from the BRD|url=https://internationalistcommune.com/from-germany-to-rojava-perspective-of-an-anarchist-youth-from-the-brd/|access-date=November 16, 2020|website=Internationalist Commune|language=en-US|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116183835/https://internationalistcommune.com/from-germany-to-rojava-perspective-of-an-anarchist-youth-from-the-brd/|url-status=live}}

• In downtown Seattle, riots broke out following the inauguration of Joe Biden. During the unrest, vehicles and buildings were damaged, including the William Kenzo Nakamura Courthouse. Two people were arrested, one for assault, and the other for property damage.{{Cite web|last=Aaro|first=David|date=2021-01-20|title=Seattle protesters oppose Biden and police, vandalize buildings, cause other damage: reports|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-protesters-oppose-biden-and-police-vandalize-buildings-cause-other-damage-reports|access-date=2021-01-21|publisher=Fox News|language=en-US}}
• In Portland, similar demonstrations, nicknamed "J20", broke out between anti-fascist protesters and local authorities. According to the Portland Police Bureau, up to 150 demonstrators gathered at Revolution Hall and marched to the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Oregon, and clashes with police followed. Rioters publicly denounced Biden while advocating for a variety of social justice causes. Eight adults were arrested. A second peaceful protest was held at Irving Park in northeast Portland, where about 150 people gathered in protest of Biden's presidency and policies.{{Cite web|last=Casiano|first=Louis|date=2021-01-20|title=Anti-Biden Antifa attack Portland police officers forcing cops to retreat|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-biden-antifa-portland-police|access-date=2021-01-21|publisher=Fox News|language=en-US}}

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