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Media reporter @washingtonpost. Author of "Trust the Plan," a book on QAnon out now. Email: will.sommer -at- https://t.co/ScXlxKhvrq.

Sep 16, 2017, 24 tweets

Checking out the pro-Trump #moar rally on the Mall. Maybe 150 ppl, some III%er militia, Proud Boys turnout

Naturally, lots of speculation about who is a "secret" antifa

Lots of III%er / Oath keeper militia types at #moar

Right wing celebs I've seen so far: the American Warrior Revolution guys and this Proud Boy who got glassed once

Organizer keeps telling people to tell him when CNN shows up -- "we've got a staging area for them by the port-a-potties." Oh ho ho.

The last time I saw this thing, some Pizzagate guys punched its driver for playing music over their Pizzagate rally

No alt right groups on the scene. Fringiest thing so far is this "anti-communist action" guy.

The Proud Boys contingent marches in with a "Kekistan" flag

Proud Boy contingent extremely thirsty for some antifa (who show no signs of showing up.) chanting "get the reds out"

Counter-protester with a Heather Heyer sign at the #MOAR pro-Trump rally

Trump rally on the Mall includes members of the American Guard -- a group dubbed "hardcore white supremacists" by the ADL #moar

American Guard's crossed cleavers logo is a nod to Gangs of New York's "Bill the Butcher," incidentally.

Oathkeeper / III%er militia types guarding the perimeter at Trmp rally on the Mall

Middle age couple with a megaphone starts yelling during national anthem, big hubbub!

"guilty of being white" shirt at the Trump rally

Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson takes stage, says he's going to combine "punk movement" with the right. "Freedom is sexy"

Gibson, a rising star on the right, says he's taking back West Coast -- and D.C.! "Unfortunately D.C. is also one of the darkest cities"

First time seeing Gibson speak, very emotional speaker. Says antifa "are beating up grandmas"

Trump rally's American Guard contingent -- featuring a "based patriot".

Trump supporters surrounding some antifa -- police made them take down their masks

Baked Alaska's bodyguard up in a lefty guy's face, calling him a cuck. Park Police broke up with horses

Militia guys love making perimeters that are like 4 guys and easily walked around

Trump rally calming down, and that's enough for me. If you liked today's tweets, sign up for my newsletter : rightrichter.com

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