The raid on the Capitol will be reproduced… Washington rising tension
Fence around the Capitol Building, 5,000 National Guards
Protesters in support of US President Donald Trump climb the western wall of the Washington Capitol on the 6th. Washington = AP Yonhap News
Tensions are rising around the Washington Capitol, where the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Joe Biden will be held on the 20th (local time). At the inauguration ceremony, President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic supporters are concerned that another unrest may arise. This is even more so because it was revealed how poorly the parliamentary expenses were as the Parliament House was helplessly penetrated by the sudden attack of the Trump-supported protesters on the 6th.
In fact, right-wing activists and Trump supporters are organizing group action on online social networking services (SNS), according to the Washington Post (WP) on the 9th. On the day of the inauguration ceremony, a detailed plan was announced that it would promote the ‘1 million militia march’. On the 17th, the last weekend before the inauguration ceremony, the proposal to armed with the Federal Assembly and the state legislature is also being shared through social media. Twitter’s permanent ban on President Trump’s account is the reason President Trump could encourage this move.
The pro-Trump-oriented social media became more violent after the congressional raid. The number of downloads surged when the news that the distribution of the SNS’parlor’, which was banned on Twitter by Trump supporters as’a shelter’, was soon banned from distribution to Apple following Google.
“These groups show evidence that the next presidential inauguration could be another ignition point,” said John Scott Railton, a senior researcher at the University of Toronto. He told CNN.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks on the intrusion to the Capitol Hill prior to the introduction of the Attorney General’s nominee at the’The Queen’ Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington = AFP Yonhap News
Washington is preparing for emergencies with tight vigilance. According to the Associated Press, military authorities are considering carrying an M4 rifle or Beretta pistol at the inauguration ceremony as concerns over the security forces were raised. In addition, 5,000 State Defense Forces gathered from each state will also be deployed around the Capitol. A 2.1-meter-high fence was built around the capitol. The two major US airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines, have decided to deploy additional personnel to enhance security on board and on the ground, supported by a crew union. Congressional police are also deployed at the airport to protect lawmakers who use the airport before and after the inauguration ceremony.
The inauguration ceremony was simplified due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), but a number of key figures such as three former presidents, nine Supreme Justices, and Senate and House lawmakers will attend. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are sworn in office on the western steps of the Capitol, the very place where Trump supporters have been violent.
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