As the Nation waits to see just how many Fascists, white supremacists, out and out Nazis, Brownshirt wannabes and dupes will invade the streets of Washington DC tomorrow, soon to be ex-President Donald Trump describes the prospect as “heartwarming” and says he may even show up.
If he does, he won’t be alone. According to USA Today:
The only permit application approved for an event Saturday is from Cindy Chafian with Women for America First, who estimated Friday that 10,000 people will attend.
The group said speakers for their event include Republican Reps. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania and Paul Gosar of Arizona; Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of far-right conspiracy theory QAnon; and Sebastian Gorka, former Trump counterterrorism adviser who had alleged ties to anti-Semitic groups in Hungary.
One can only marvel at the article’s headline. There’s no maybe about extremists attending. As the Southern Poverty Law Center reports:
A cluster of far-right extremists including neo-fascists, white nationalists and militia members are expected to descend on Washington D.C. Saturday, amidst President Trump’s refusal to accept his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Whatever else may happen tomorrow, we’re going to get a real reading on how deep the Fascist rot has spread since Charlottesville.
And the lying begins.