“Learn gun” they trampled on US Congress, next aims for Biden’s inauguration

“If it’s not Trump, then war”
“Biden will return with weapons to prevent entry into the White House”

Concerns about violent protests before and after Biden’s inauguration ceremony
Far-rights urge violent protests online
Protesters caught possessing plastic handcuffs and pistols

Concerns have been raised that violent protests by supporters of President Donald Trump could recur before and after the inauguration of the next President Joe Biden in the United States. This is because, after the invasion of the federal parliament on the 6th, there have been a lot of writings by the far right promoting violent behavior online. Police are speeding up the investigation by arresting the suspects who led the protests. However, there are warnings that a bigger bloodshed could happen around the inauguration ceremony.

The Washington Post (WP) reported on the 9th (local time) that “the far right, including Trump supporters, are preparing the next plan after the invasion of the Federal Assembly.” did.

According to local media such as WP, over the past few weeks, articles encouraging anti-Biden protests have been posted online, such as,’Let’s promote a march of 1 million militias as Biden-elect is imminent.’

These posts with the hashtag #StormTheCapitol are spreading around right-wing social media (SNS) and right-wing sites such as’Parler’ and’TheDonald.com’.

The Alethea Group, which analyzes false information online, also said in a recent post on a far-right organization’s site that claims that more powerful action should be taken after the invasion of parliament have spread. According to the analysis, they argue that they must show off their power through physical force.

The texts include “armed marching towards the state legislature as well as Washington, DC on the 17th, the last Sunday before the inauguration,” “If you don’t know how to shoot, learn now”, “Strike a government building to kill the police and demand a recount” It contains content that promotes violence. Another article argued that an event should be held in memory of Trump supporter Ashley Babbitt, who died in the shooting during the incident.

Experts who have read online articles by far-rights believe that “it is likely that the invasion of the federal parliament on the 6th is not the end but the beginning. It is an analysis that those who successfully assess the invasion of parliament will gain confidence and take action more intensely.

Cindy Otis, an information analyst from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), assessed the intrusion of Congress as a’tinder box’ (tinder box) and said, “The United States is in a close situation.”

In an online article by far-right forces, he said, “The federal assembly protests are only the beginning of an inevitable civil war and revolution,” he said. “It is possible that other Trump supporters will be shaken by violent protests and threaten the lives of lawmakers. It is also big,” he warned. The US Public Radio Broadcasting (NPR) also reported that online articles threatening lawmakers such as “Kill Mike Pence” and “Tell Pelosi that we are going” are steadily coming up.

In fact, according to the WP, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is also investigating whether congressional intrusion protesters attempted to kill or take hostages. This is because evidence was discovered that some protesters had planned systematically in advance, such as carrying cable ties, plastic handcuffs, and pistols to tie wires together.

In the midst of this, a man who broke into the parliament wearing a fur hat with horns and another man who waved his hand holding a speech stand by Chairman Nancy Pelosi were also arrested by the police. It is reported that those who are accused of leading the intrusion protests have been actively active online, usually raising various conspiracy theories.

US security authorities are also tense. Washington, DC, declared a state of emergency throughout the city until its inauguration. It is also considering allowing the guards to possess weapons on the day of Biden’s inauguration ceremony.

Congressman Raja Krishnamurti, Illinois, said, “Looking at the sequence of events that took place before and after the invasion of Congress, we must open up the possibility of even greater violent protests.” Said.

Reporter Lee Min-jung [email protected]