The DisruptJ20 people are doing their best to make a mess of Washington D.C., exactly as they said they would. So far there have been blocked checkpoints and broken windows. Police even used teargas on a group of anarchists. Here’s a round-up of what is going on this morning.
First, protesters are shutting down various checkpoints by chaining/locking themselves together across the entrances. The following tweets and video come from DC Examiner reporter Ryan Lovelace:
#BlackLivesMatter and #DisruptJ20 protesters trying to shut down an #Inauguration checkpoint near John Marshall Park pic.twitter.com/erSJAVmVoi
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
Looks like these chained-together #DisruptJ20 protesters are planning to be here awhile. Police not intervening. pic.twitter.com/WdPtDZGXe7
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
There have been some scuffles between protesters and frustrated Trump supporters [some NSFW language here]:
Fistfight breaks out between Bikers for Trump and #DisruptJ20 protesters near barricaded #inauguration checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/IHLI7cyXy6
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
Some people have politely agreed to find another entrance:
#disruptj20 protesters blocking men in Air Force uniforms from getting through the #Inauguration checkpoint pic.twitter.com/XVErOHHBwg
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
And this same pattern is being repeated at various checkpoints:
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Madden/status/822422039676014592
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Madden/status/822437144601960448
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Madden/status/822445959959511041
Protesters chanting “This is what a police state looks like!” probably not winning any points with the cops (who have a tough job to do today):
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Madden/status/822451800720703488
Elsewhere, a group of black-clad anarchists started running through the streets and smashing windows.
Protesters smash windows of Bank of America, police moving in pic.twitter.com/lJZDQSwagB
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/ByronTau/status/822469676995411970
https://twitter.com/4n0nc47/status/822476376368287744
Images of some of the damage:
Protesters smash windows, authorities use chemical spray to deal with crowd near Franklin Square https://t.co/ifUZ968mgX pic.twitter.com/xYAlyNEqgz
— Post Local (@postlocal) January 20, 2017
Strongly oppose folks coming to D.C. to smash windows. Property destruction doesn't stop trump. #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/zV3327GnM8
— melissa “cancel student debt” byrne (@mcbyrne) January 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/822470779870781440
Police are responding with tear gas:
https://twitter.com/Patrick_Madden/status/822469479296864260
A new NSFW chant:
New #DisruptJ20 chant "F**k Donald Trump and Mike Pence too!" #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/dDvSomLkqh
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
#BREAKING Officials: 2 DC police officers taken to hospital from scene of protest
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) January 20, 2017
The protesters wanted to create chaos and shut down the inauguration. They haven’t succeeded in that but they have made a mess of Washington D.C.
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