[LIConFem]

"That lie was started by the left as an attempt to keep the crowd as small as possible."

I don't think it was a false flaag either, but I did have my doubts. In any case, I don't see why the left would want a small crowd. They'd benefit a lot more from a large, unruly or even vilolent mob.

Which happily, they didn't get.

[Steve_Seattle]

"In any case, I don't see why the left would want a small crowd."

They will spin it no matter what happens. Since it was a small, peaceful crowd, they will say, "The government's show of force scared off the cowardly insurrectionists and white supremacists, and the small crowd shows that Trump's influence is waning."