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‘Fight Fascism!’: Left-Wing Groups With History Of Violent Protest Involvement Recruiting Ahead Of Inauguration

Following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, fliers recruiting groups with a history of participating in violent or illegal protests are rampant around Washington, D.C.’s largest university campuses. I started.

Scan the QR code on flyers posted around George Washington University. Link collection Recruiting individuals to join groups like , to fight fascism. People’s Medicine Collective (PMC), DMV students seeking justice for Palestine (SJP) and socialist action initiative (Sai). The three groups recently took part in pro-Palestinian protests in the capital following the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel by Hamas, where illegal activity was widespread.

“What now?” one post-election leaflet instructs observers to join a coalition of left-wing organizations. “Fight fascism! Start today!” Another flyer includes a QR code that redirects to a registration link for protest groups. A third flyer, also recruiting groups, says: “Turn your anger into action.” (Related: Stream Daily Caller original documentary “Cleaning Up Kamila” now)

A flyer posted in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (Robert Schmud/Daily Caller News Foundation)

PMC, new recruit Medical professionals providing medical care to protesters have a history of assisting demonstrators in violent confrontations with police. For example, an organization is boast He was criticized on social media for providing medical aid to “dozens” of protesters during the “Arrest Netanyahu” protests in July. During these protests, demonstrators allegedly violently clashed with police, vandalized statues, and toppled and burned American flags, The Washington Post reported. reported.

DMV SJP helped organize a pro-Palestinian camp on the George Washington University campus in April, the Washington City Paper reported. reported. In May, more than 30 students were ultimately arrested at the encampment after failing to disperse despite being ordered to do so by law enforcement. According to In local media coverage. Four students at the camp were charged with assaulting a police officer.

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s first inauguration in 2017, demonstrators dressed in black stormed Washington DC, sparking large-scale violent clashes with police, Reuters reported. reported at that time. Multiple vehicles were set on fire, six police officers were injured in the fight, and businesses across the capital sustained property damage. At least 217 people were arrested in clashes with police.

DMV SJP after being expelled from George Washington University returned On the first day of class in August, campus reformers exploded smoke bombs, tried to destroy barricades, and shouted into megaphones. reported.

DMV SJP has also deployed violent rhetoric, calling their movement a “student intifada.” According to For social media posts. “Intifada” refers to the “Palestinian armed uprising against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.” According to See Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

SAI collaborated with DMV SJP to organize pro-Palestinian protests. According to For social media posts, Paused He was banned from the George Washington University campus for misconduct.

Activists, organized under groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, Women’s March, and the National Women’s Law Center, are planning street demonstrations in Washington, D.C., ahead of President Trump’s inauguration in January 2025. There is. According to To the post. Organizers already expect 50,000 people to take part in the large-scale demonstration.

“As in 2017, when Trump was first inaugurated as president, the Women’s March, Planned Parenthood, and other abortion groups are planning to stage mass demonstrations in January 2024 to disrupt Trump’s second inauguration. “We have once again announced that we will do so,” said Andy Go, senior editor at the Post Millennial. I wrote “At President Trump’s inauguration in 2017, while the city was occupied by other left-wing protesters, a large group of violent Antifa members vandalized the building and tried to deny the election. D.C. prosecutors have dropped all charges against the suspects, which will allow Antifa to commit more acts of political violence over the next four years.

Federal prosecutors ultimately dropped all charges against inauguration protesters in July 2018, NBC News reported.

George Washington University, PMC, DMV SJP and SAI did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

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