Trump Supporters Descend On Washington For Events Contesting Biden’s Victory

Supporters of President Trump cheer as his motorcade drives past a rally in downtown Washington, D.C. to challenge the outcome of the 2020 election.

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Updated at 3:58 p.m. ET.

Thousands of President Trump’s supporters were out in Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a day of rallying to echo the false assertion that the presidential election was marked by fraud.

One week after Joe Biden’s presidential victory brought about spontaneous celebrations in the nation’s capital, a crowd that included the group Women for America First, right-wing activists and conspiracy theorists gathered in the city’s downtown near the White House.