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US braces for violent protests by Donald Trump supporters ahead of Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration
The US capital is a ghost down except for the tens of thousands of police and National Guard personnel who have descended on Washington DC ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony this week.
Key points:
- More than a dozen states across the US have called in National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings
- The FBI has warned of armed demonstrations by right-wing extremists emboldened by the deadly attack on the US Capitol in Washington
- Protests by the anti-government “boogaloo” movement were planned yesterday, but only handfuls of demonstrators turned up
They are there to bolster security ahead of demonstrations by Donald Trump’s supporters, who believe the President’s unsubstantiated claims the 2020 election was rigged.
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