In the wake of the January 6 deadly attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump, “an image of entropic forces came together on Trump’s behalf in an ad hoc, albeit calamitous, rage and denial shock.” The New York Times reports in a detailed look at “Biden’s 77 days of democracy flexing between election and inauguration”. “But interviews with central actors and documents, including emails, videos and social media posts not previously reported, spread across the web, tell a broader story of a more coordinated campaign”, ultimately “convened and directed by the president who “a” final act is coming out that defies the norms of a presidency that denies reality. “
The January 6 rally at Ellipse that led to the Capitol siege was originally organized by a pro-Trump group called Women for America First. After Trump decided on December 18 that trying to get Congress to reverse his defeat on January 6 was his last best hope, the group, founded by Tea Party veteran Amy Kremer and led by his daughter, Kylie Jane Kremer, set up a – state bus ride to Washington, DC
Two activists with close ties to Stephen Bannon – Jennifer Lawrence and Dustin Stockton – helped organize the effort, the Times reports, with funding from Bannon’s “War Room” podcast and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. Trump tweeted on January 2 that he would be at the event, and although “Kremer had permission, the rally would now effectively become a White House production”, the Times reports. Publix supermarket heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli donated $ 300,000 and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones contributed another $ 50,000; Caroline Wren, a former deputy to Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Trump’s campaign advisor, Katrina Pierson, joined the organization of the event.
Stockton, a far-right activist, told the Times “He was surprised to learn on the day of the rally that he would now include an Elipse march to the Capitol. Before the White House was involved, he said, the plan was to stay at Elipse until the state count the electoral lists were completed.”
The violent attack on the Capitol, followed by Congress certifying Biden’s victory, represented the end of Trump’s post-election campaign, the Times reports, but “the same cannot be said about the political staying power, the dominance over the Republican faithful, the lie he set in motion”, that the election was stolen from him. Read more at The New York Times.
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