The Huffington Post, “Protests, Violence Flare Around Inaugural Ceremony”
“It’s a bunch of anarchists,” said one Secret Service agent. “Fun times. It’s what we expected.” Continue Reading
Bloomberg, “Pomp Mixes With Whiff of Tear Gas for Trump’s Inauguration”
About hour before the inaugural ceremony got under way, a crowd of as many as 500 black-clad and masked young men and women, some armed with crowbars and hammers, marauded through a commercial district a few blocks from the White House, smashing windows of banks, coffee shops and other businesses. On a stone planter, someone spray-painted […]
Washington Examiner, “Inauguration protesters vandalize businesses, break windows”
A reporter with the Wall Street Journal also posted photos and videos on Twitter showing a “large group of anarchists in downtown Washington.” The images showed a person breaking a window at a McDonalds. A photo also showed broken windows at a Starbucks. Continue Reading
The Times-Piscayne, “Trump protest: 15 arrested, 2 officers injured, NOPD warns no masks”
Harrison commended the bulk of protesters during Friday’s two rallies for demonstrating peacefully, and stopped short of linking the “anarchist” arrestees to any organizations like Take ‘Em Down NOLA. He added that the department was “adequately staffed” to monitor the protests and that public space was successfully made available to demonstrate. Continue Reading
Slate, “All the Anger in America Has Come to Washington, D.C.”
Close to McPherson Square, asshole anarchists burned trashcans, smashed windows, destroyed a limousine, and spray-painted “PIG” across a D.C. National Guard vehicle. Continue Reading
The Spokesman-Review, “Trump protesters gather at Washington Capitol in Olympia”
Anarchists dressed in black, some with their faces partially covered by scarves or balaclavas, held a banner proclaiming “No War but Class War.” Continue Reading
WIVB 4 (Buffalo), “Protestors march through Buffalo after Trump’s swearing-in”
“Those people are not with the protests, they are anarchists,” said Jamie Diamond, Buffalo protestor. Continue Reading
Yahoo News, “Police Use Force Against Peaceful Protesters in DC”
What was supposed to be a peaceful gathering of protesters from across a broad spectrum of social movements blocks away from President Donald Trump’s inauguration, turned into a chaotic and violent clash between riot police and anarchists with the media and demonstrators caught in the crossfire. Continue Reading
The Washington Post, “‘Black bloc’ style tactics seen as chaos erupts in downtown D.C.”
“Black bloc” activists frequently take “advantage of the legitimate protesters to destroy things and emphasize their anarchist roots,” according to David Gomez, a former senior FBI counterterrorism official in Seattle, a city that has had high-profile encounters with such groups. People in such groups will wear masks to cover their faces and dress in black so they can […]
The Washington Post, “Time lapse: Protesters ignite fire on K Street in downtown Washington”
Anarchists and anti-Trump protesters set a fire on K Street outside The Washington Post building shortly after President Trump took the oath of office on Friday, Jan. 20. Continue Reading