- Around 10 AM, protesters refused to let Trump supporters through the Red Gate.
- David Turnbull, a spokesman for the coalition of protesters, said that the blockade has been in place for over an hour.
- He said some Trump supporters got aggressive and tried to force their way through the demonstrators, but that “it hasn’t been too bad.“
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Police, protesters violently clash ahead of inauguration parade
- More than 90 protesters have been arrested in Washington, D.C., after violent protests broke out on city streets during Trump’s inauguration.
- Police fired pepper spray canisters and let off flash-bangs to try and disperse protesters, who were breaking windows and throwing rocks and bricks.
- The protests took place in downtown Washington, D.C., not far from the parade route that Trump is slated to drive down following a lunch at the U.S. Capitol.
- The violent clashes were carried out by a small group compared to the number of peaceful protesters in the city. At press time, about 30 protesters were being corralled by police. Read more
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