The Times-Piscayne, “Trump protester lobs lighted firecracker at NOPD officer: Video”
On Inauguration Day (January 20) evening, a group of masked anti-Trump protesters, described as “anarchists,” vandalized at least two police cruisers, broke windows and sprayed graffiti on shops in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Continue Reading
WTOP (DC), “Some Trump protesters to face rioting charges”
Friday’s protests were led by self-described anarchists. Continue Reading
The New Orleans Advocate, “Upward of 10K people jam New Orleans streets for Women’s March: ‘I don’t want to be silent anymore'”
NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison described the group as anarchists, based upon what they spraypainted, including a circled A, which has long been a symbol of those who follow the anarchist philosophy, which opposes government and private property in all forms. Continue Reading
OC Weekly, “Trump Inauguration Protest on Bristol Street”
A mix of Anarchist, Anti-Fascist, and general protesters flooded the streets on the night of Donald Trump’s inauguration, marching from Bristol and McFadden to Downtown. Protesters were met with pockets of SAPD resistance along the way. Continue Reading
Mic, “Black Lives Matter and anarchists plan on trying to blockade Trump’s inauguration”
On the morning of Inauguration Day, at each of a dozen security checkpoints where attendees will be let into Trump’s inauguration, a coalition of activist groups operating under the banner of DisruptJ20 will blockade the entrances to the festivities, keeping anyone they can from entering, according to interviews with activists. Each gate will be assigned […]
Vice, “Police clashed with protesters as Trump took the oath”
Police arrested at least 10 people during the protest, which started about 10:30 a.m. when a crowd of people dressed in black marched down L St. near McPherson Square, just blocks from the National Mall, chanting slogans such as “whose streets, our streets.” Continue Reading
DCist, “Who Are These Protesters In Black And Why Are They Smashing Things?”
That’s because anarchists actually oppose hierarchical government and private property in all their forms, and they don’t care that property damage doesn’t play well in polite society. Look hard enough at any big presidential convention protest and you’re likely to see a sign along the lines of “No One For President.” Continue Reading
Mic, “Photos capture the moment anarchist protesters clashed with police at the inauguration”
And around 2 p.m. on Friday, a group of dozens of what seemed to be anarchist protesters from the anti-fascist bloc, clad in all black, clashed with police in a brief but violent face-off. Continue Reading
Washington Examiner, “Police clash with anarchist protesters in downtown DC”
An Inauguration Day standoff in D.C. between police and anarchist protesters resulted in dozens of arrests, at least one person removed by ambulance and police officers pepper-spraying people to disperse the crowd. Continue Reading
Los Angeles Times, “Anarchists show (some of) their faces at Trump inauguration”
Masked anarchists march in protest of Trump from DC’s McPherson Square. Continue Reading