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Trump encouraged white supremacists to join Jan. 6 event, then his team helped them hide from police -
The idea that the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol caught everyone by surprise is a recurring theme. The Metro D.C. Police claimed they had no expectation of violence, though two previous Trump rallies had ended in that way. The Capitol Police said they had no reason to expect violence, except they had intelligence indicating that it was likely. That intelligence community passed along relatively sparse information, though they had reams of social media showing that they were following significant planning by white supremacist militias.
Congressional committees have discussed failures of all these groups when it comes to failing to plan for events on Jan. 6. But it now appears there was another group that was well aware of what was likely to happen on the day of Trump’s big “Stop the Steal” rally — staffers inside the Trump White House.
As ProPublica reports, Trump’s internal team was in touch with two competing groups that were looking to gain the limelight on Jan. 6, and they were helping them both. The first group appears to have been the same “Women for Trump” group that was behind other rallies—including two previous D.C. rallies that ended in violence. The second was the “Stop the Steal” team, which was openly advocating for actions that would generate chaos.
Put in charge of the rally was Katrina Pierson, who had been a spokesperson for Trump going back to the 2016 election, and who might best be remembered for defending Trump’s lack of diversity by pointing out the lack of Black members in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet. Or maybe it was for the time that Pierson said that slavery was part of America’s “good history.” Either seems to be top-notch qualifications for dealing with Roger Stone, Alex Jones, and a collection of Proud Boys.
Even the organizers from Women for Trump tried to warn the White House that things were getting out of hand. They got ignored. Because chaos is exactly what Trump wanted.
In fact, rather than see that the Capitol was secure, Trump’s team helped push away hurdles to permits and a speaking spot for the most radical of those attending.
ProPublica shows how, immediately following the election, Ali Alexander began assembling “Stop the Steal” as a worst of the worst team — a Suicide Squad of politics, without the humor, and where the biggest thing that could be blow up was America. Alexander made it clear he was open to “working with racists.” And racists signed on. Alexander made connections with Alex Jones and Roger Stone. With white nationalist Nick Fuentes. With an army of “Groypers,” or, as Alexander called them, “America First young white men.“ …
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Buddy Giovinazzo’s Combat Shock(1984)
Combat Shock - Buddy Giovinazzo - 1986 - USA
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