Posted on 12/13/2020 11:44:29 AM PST by SeekAndFind
WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE
Trump supporters flocked to Freedom Plaza on Saturday for the "Stop the Steal" march to show their opposition to the results of the 2020 election. Throughout the day and into the evening, fights broke out between the Proud Boys, a far right extremist group, and Antifa/Black Lives Matter.
The Proud Boys originally showed up and talked with fellow Trump supporters. Eventually it became evident that they were looking for people on the "other side" – whether it be Black Lives Matter or Antifa counter protestors – to clash with. The leftist groups were identified by their typical regalia of helmets, face shields, face masks and all black clothing. They too had showed up ready for a bawl.
Both sides were angry and ready for a fight. As police did their best to keep the two sides from coming into contact with one another, the angrier both sides got. The Proud Boys and the Antifa/BLM counter protestors had one thing in common: they weren't happy police were keeping them from attacking their opponents.
Townhall's own Julio Rosas was on the scene, where he captured numerous instances of fights taking place between the two groups and police moving in to arrest people:
Fight breaks out between a group of Proud Boys and a random person in D.C.
Police move in to break up the fight and make arrests. pic.twitter.com/mgZu1pGjHW— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 12, 2020
Another fight breaks out between Proud Boys and Antifa in D.C.
Police move in and pepper spray everyone. pic.twitter.com/B8SOvOXE8Y— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 12, 2020
More fights breaking out between Proud Boys and Antifa in D.C. pic.twitter.com/YV5WCnR6cc— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
Police did their best to keep the two groups from making contact. Both the Proud Boys and Antifa/BLM did their best to circumvent police blockades to no avail.
D.C. police are trying to keep the Proud Boys and Antifa separate to prevent fighting. pic.twitter.com/V7d3qnwiIb— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
D.C. police bull rush the antifa group after separating them from the Proud Boys. pic.twitter.com/ME0mLT87S5— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
At times, it’s just an all out brawl between the Proud Boys, Antifa, and D.C. police. Lots of pepper spray is being used. pic.twitter.com/yYSkTAfRcq— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
Some of the Proud Boys took issues with the police also pushing them back:
Some of the Proud Boys are trying to resist the D.C. police’s attempts to push them away from the Antifa group. pic.twitter.com/YJQzni2fIx— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
According to Rosas and the Daily Caller's Shelby Talcott, a fight broke out where multiple people, including a police officer went down. A member of the Proud Boys was allegedly stabbed.
Proud Boys sitting outside of Harry’s cheer as more members come down the street with a large BLM banner pic.twitter.com/VGYxqBt1As— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020
The Proud Boys allegedly stole a BLM banner from a nearby church. They took the flag, set it on fire and cheered as it burned, the Daily Caller reported.
The Proud Boys and Trump supporters burn the BLM banner while chanting and cheering in downtown DC: pic.twitter.com/L16azBBhbr— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020
Proud Boys cheer upon realizing that the group carrying another BLM flag are actually more Proud Boys. Police just arrived to the area as well. pic.twitter.com/mvb9Jdmd7s— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020
Another huge fight just broke out and multiple people went down, including a police officer. People are claiming that someone has been stabbed — Have not confirmed this, but an ambulance did just arrive. pic.twitter.com/P6xO1ptDov— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020
Looks as though a Proud Boy was stabbed near Harry’s. pic.twitter.com/PYZjM20cNj— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) December 13, 2020
Adam Gray, a photographer for a British news group, captured the moment one of the Proud Boys was stabbed:
A member of the #ProudBoys is stabbed during violent running street fights in #WashingtonDC tonight #DC #DCProtests @SWNS pic.twitter.com/ON8xRllLUf— Adam Gray (@agrayphoto) December 13, 2020
According to Talcott, multiple people were stabbed throughout the night. Proud Boys took a knee and had a moment of silence for those who were attacked.
There’s been more than one stabbing tonight, according to a police officer out here.
PB just took a knee and a moment of silence for those stabbed before getting up and telling police to let them through (police are not) pic.twitter.com/gxI29LZsbe— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) December 13, 2020
Although Proud Boys continued to hunt down members of Antifa and BLM, they were unsuccessful in continuing their physical altercations. The reason was because of the heavy police presence in the area.
The night concluded with 23 arrests and four people being stabbed, the New York Times reported. Two police officers received injuries as a result of the brawls and were taken to nearby hospitals.
“Beth always takes the side of #neverTrumpers and America-hating scumbags.”
Which is why I never visit websites like Townhall.com, National Review Online, Drudgereport, etc.
Proud Boys...
Proud to be patriots...
Proud to be Americans...
Proud to despise and battle communists...
In my day, they were known as Boy Scouts...
Which are known, collectively, as Pravda...
What has taken place is an illegal overthrow of a lawful US president by the combined Republican-Democrat party machine because that president was not part of their chokehold on power.
If you gave your oath to defend the Constitution, like the founders you pledged your life, property and sacred honor as collateral for your promise.
This coup de etat invokes your pledge - the Presidency becomes vacant when taken by an imposter or usurper and ceases to exist until a lawful president assumes the office.
IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE this was a fraudulent election and you have given your oath - you are now required to keep your oath.
You are REQUIRED by OATH to bring to justice by any means those who carried out this overthrow, and any who aided, abetted, or gave comfort or support to them, regardless of their office or position.
With the usurpation of the Presidency the entirety of the federal legislature, judiciary and executive branches lose their Constitutional authority and power - they can only function illegally or not at all.
IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE this election was fraudulent, but choose not to keep your oath, then you swore falsely and do not deserve the freedoms of an American citizen.
Remember those, our friends, our brothers who forfeited their lives and property at our side and do not betray them.
They honored their oath.
HONOR YOUR OATH
BRING THESE TRAITORS TO JUSTICE
FAIL TO DO SO AND YOU ARE A FORESWORN TRAITOR LIKE THEM
Et tu, Townhall?
Are you also a Derp State rag, now?
Rumble in DC - bump for later....
No it isn't, but i've been crying out in the wilderness for a couple of decades, and the people on our side can't seem to grasp that the media is our enemy. If we don't break their influence over the public, we will keep getting fake news and biased "coverage."
Nobody seems to get it, that the media is the linchpin of this whole election thing. The MEDIA is what controls power in Washington DC. If we don't break them, we lose the long game.
Good point!
You are correct.
I didn’t mean to imply that they were of the same caliber as antifa/blm. They are not anarchists and I do realize they are protecting people.
Some of their actions are the same, like taking down flags and stuff. I find it interesting and frustrating that when antifa/blm does it, the police look the other way.
When anyone else does the same things, the police are right there on top of them suppressing and arresting them.
Proud boys need to stop advertising their identity.
One thing she got right was that at least one stabbing victim was PB. Listening to my cousin from DC, from whom I got this first, it was “Trump thugs” beating people and stabbing them, while Trump supposedly egged them on. WaPo of course was even worse.
Friends of ours here in Israel were told by kids not to come in for grandson’s bar mitzvah in Miami Beach. Too crazy. I mourn for the land I grew up in. It’s no longer there.
They need their comeuppance sooner rather than later!
Townhall has really jumped the shark with this article. The more I see articles like this from Townhall, Daily Caller and Breitbart, the more I think these writers are nothing but actors trying to please their donors.
SIMPLE. - It’s because the author is a LEFTIST MORON, too.
Yours, TMN78257
“FReeper told me ‘people in uniform obey their orders.’”
LAWFUL orders.
They are not going to follow orders to attack US citizens.
NOT. GOING. TO. HAPPEN.
The military has the highest concentration of conservatives and patriots in the nation.
They simply are not going to do it, and if your FReeper friend says otherwise, he couldn’t be more wrong.
Your FReeper friend was most likely a very junior enlistee troops that didn’t pay attention during yearly LOAC briefs and ignored warnings that if he followed an unlawful order, he would go to prison.
(Says a former career combat experienced veteran, A-10 and F-15E fighter pilot, forward air controller with US Army, USAF liaison aboard a US Navy command ship, and former Pentagon political-military planner on the staff of the Secretary of the Air Force.)
Post 55 please.
Are you serious, or just joking?
Freepers need to support the Proud Boys. They keep the Socialist Barbarian Thugs from taking over. Remember, it is always a small revolutionary socialist Thug group that turns a whole nation to hell. The Proud Boys are laying it on the line for us!
I think the Proud Boys need to start chapters in every city and town in America. We need to team them with every MMA club, and local churches and work together in this fight. It’s existential!
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