ThousandsofsocalledstopthestealprotestersdescendedonWashingtononTuesday, a daybefore a symbolicvoteinCongresstocertifyPresidentelectJoeBiden's 2020 victorytostandinsolidaritywithPresidentDonaldTrump, whocontinuestofalselyclaimthattheelectionwasstolenfromhim.
Aheadoftheplanneddemonstrations, workersboardedupbusinessesneartheWhiteHouseonTuesdayasthe D C policechiefsaidtheprotestscouldbebiggerthanNovemberandDecemberralliesmarredbystabbingsandbrawlsashundredsofproudboysAhgroupofselfdescribedWesternchauvinistsandotherTrumployalistsclashedwithcounterprotesters.