President Trump believes the rally will be used by the media to create lies intended to embarrass America First supporters and the MAGA movement. Sources close to the President have communicated his skepticism of the questionable protest event to several media outlets. Trump views the protest, scheduled for Saturday, as a “setup” designed to funnel Trump supporters and conservatives into criminal prosecution. “ President Donald Trump is suspicious of a planned protest outside the US Capitol in support of political prisoners charged with crimes stemming from the riot at the Capitol in January, according to reporting from the New York Times. Previously, President Donald Trump had warned against attending the rally because of the possibility it could turn into another event that the Democrats and media could seize upon to demonize right-wing patriots and push for a crackdown against civil liberties.īig League Politics reported about Trump’s comments in the days leading up to the rally: IC1aXESarD- Ford Fischer September 18, 2021 Police have two layers of barricades and then a line of cops standing between the rally point and the Capitol reflecting pool. Here at the West Side of the Capitol, stage being assembled for “Justice for J6” defendants rally.
