In this daily series, Newsweek explores the steps that led to the January 6 Capitol Riot.
In its reporting of the protest and its aftermath, the mainstream news media mostly focused on the small size of the crowd and the big name individuals and groups like QAnon, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, portraying Trump supporters as conspiracy freaks and idiots. Counter-protestors, quoted as opposing racism and"fascism" and all things Trump, were given equal voice.
"They're pushing us to a point where we have no choice": Members of the Proud Boys clash with Black Lives Matter protesters during a protest on November 14, 2020 in Washington, DC.Law enforcement was occupied with clashes between contending groups. That had been the main focus of local and federal law enforcement in earlier protests. There were some important themes emerging, such as the condemnation ofby Trump supporters.
Ron Schaffer, a member of the Oath Keepers from Indiana who attended the November 14 march, spoke to the news media that Saturday."A group of thugs and criminals hijacked this country a long time ago. And now they're making their big move, and it's not gonna happen," he said."They're messing with the wrong people here, trust me on that.
"We're not going to merge into some globalist, communist system, it will not happen," he said."There will be a lot of bloodshed if it comes down to that, trust me ... If somebody wants to bring violence, I think there's a lot of us here that are ready for it ... they're pushing us to a point where we have no choice."
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