BuzzFeed, “Police Worry Radical Trump Backers Will Bring Guns To Inauguration”
In addition to the estimated 800,000 people expected to attend the inauguration in support of Trump, thousands of anti-Trump protesters are also coming to town. While most are expected to participate in peaceful demonstrations, according to an MPD source, police believe at least one anarchist group is planning to try and block the inaugural parade […]
The Village Voice, “Resist on Day 1: How to Get Down to D.C. and Join the Inauguration Protests”
• McPherson Square, 9 a.m.: A collective of anarchist-aligned organizations under the name #DisruptJ20 will meet for “mass protests to shut down the inauguration of Donald Trump and planning widespread direct actions to make that happen,” according to the group’s website. Continue Reading
WTOP (DC), “Anarchists threaten to disrupt inauguration”
Anarchist groups in New York, Chicago and Seattle are among those who have signed an online pledge to try to disrupt the Jan. 20 inaugural ceremony and parade. “You will not be able to move around those areas and get close to interrupt things,” said Gary Byrne, a former U.S. Secret Service officer who worked […]
DCist, “City And Security Leaders Say D.C. Is Well-Prepared For Inauguration”
While Bowser pointed to the biggest inauguration (Barack Obama’s 2009 swearing-in) for some historical context, there was little in the way of protest or discord. This time around, the National Park Service is processing permits for more than two dozen groups, while others—ranging from bikers supporting Trump to anarchists pledging to shut shit down—plan to […]
The Washington Post, “D.C. authorities vow to respect Trump’s inaugural protesters — if they’re peaceful”
Asked about self-proclaimed anarchist groups that have indicated online that they may seek to disrupt the inauguration, Newsham said the city would be ready. “The fact that you have some folks who are indicating on social media that they are coming to shut down the inauguration or the events is something that we will be […]
MSN, “Anarchists Threaten to Disrupt Trump Inauguration Police Say Ready”
Anarchist groups have threatened to shut down Republican Donald Trump’s swearing-in as U.S. president, but police in Washington said on Friday they believe the thousands of security officers assigned to the event will be able to head off any disruption. Continue Reading
DCist, “‘We Can Do A Lot With Few People’: DisruptJ20 Plans To Wreak Havoc On Inauguration”
Though the majority of the DisruptJ20’s core organizers are “people who would be described as anarchists,” according to Carrefour, they are welcoming in progressives and liberal groups “who don’t share the same politics as we do, but share the same values.” Continue Reading
U.S. News, “Anti-Trump Activists Plan Road-Blocking ‘Clusterf–k’ for Inauguration”
“So, we’re going for what I’d generally term a clusterf–k,” says Legba Carrefour, a local anarchist handling press for the more radical protest-organizing network DisruptJ20, which has more than 1,700 Facebook group members. Continue Reading