U.S. President Donald Trump waves while boarding Air Force One at Andrews Joint Base in Maryland, USA, on December 23, 2020.
Tom Brenner | Reuters
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will participate in protests in Washington, DC, on January 6, the day when Congress certifies the votes of the Electoral College and declares the victory of President-elect Joe Biden.
The president shared a video clip on Twitter encouraging supporters to protest the results of the November elections and said he would be there.
Trump still refuses to give in to the dispute and continues to make unsubstantiated allegations of electoral fraud, which have been consistently rejected by state and federal courts, as well as by his own Department of Justice.
The joint session of Congress for counting electoral votes is a routine procedure and marks the final step to reaffirm Biden as the winner.
A group of Republican senators and elected senators are pushing to delay Biden’s certification on Wednesday, an effort that is unlikely to change the Electoral College count that Biden won by 306-232.
Protesters plan to meet at the Washington Monument, Freedom Plaza and the Capitol. The Proud Boys, a far-right group that promotes violence, have promised to attend unknowns.
The country’s capital has become a battleground for violent protests in recent months. Thousands of Trump supporters gathered in November to protest the results of the presidential elections in DC The demonstrations turned out to be violent and nearly two dozen people were arrested.
Protesters also clashed during rallies in Washington and Washington, DC in December over election results, racial injustice and restrictions on the pandemic. At least four people were stabbed in DC after a pro-Trump demonstration.