2021 United States inauguration week protests information
Protests against the presidency of Joe Biden
Not to be confused with 2020–21 United States election protests.
For the violent attack on January 6, 2021, see January 6 United States Capitol attack.
2021 United States inauguration week protests
Part of the 2020–21 United States election protests and attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
An armored vehicle at the Ohio Statehouse prior to a planned pro-Trump armed march
Date
January 16–20, 2021 (5 days)
Location
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
United States state capitol buildings (various)
Caused by
Continued opposition to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election after the failure of the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol and the resumption of the presidential transition
Donald Trump's and his allies' false claims of 2020 presidential election fraud
Suspensions of Trump's social media accounts and subsequent impeachment of Trump
Second Amendment issues[1]
Right-wing extremism in the United States
Goals
Interfere with the transition of the presidency to Joe Biden
Failure of Trump supporters to stage organized dissent or affect the transition of power
Heightened security at the United States Capitol building and various state capitol buildings[4][5]
Several arrests of protestors[6]
January 6 United States Capitol attack
Timeline • Planning
Background
2020 presidential election and other causes
2020–21 presidential election protests
2021 Electoral College vote count (alternate electors)
Attempts to overturn the election
Democratic backsliding in the US
QAnon
Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of election fraud
Social media use by Donald Trump
Trumpism
Related groups and persons
Ali Alexander
Ray Epps
Nick Fuentes
Rudy Giuliani
Jericho March
Alex Jones
Sedition Caucus
Donald Trump
Donald Trump Jr.
Participants
Notable people
Ashli Babbitt
Joe Biggs
Jacob Chansley
Derrick Evans
Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet
Simone Gold
Klete Keller
Ethan Nordean
Rick Saccone
Jon Schaffer
John Earle Sullivan
Organizations
Boogaloo movement
Groypers
Oath Keepers
Proud Boys
Three Percenters
Law enforcement response
Capitol Police
Harry Dunn
Eugene Goodman
Brian Sicknick
Howard Liebengood
Steven Sund
Department of Defense
Michael C. Stenger
Paul D. Irving
Christopher C. Miller
Ryan D. McCarthy
Walter E. Piatt
Charles A. Flynn
Daniel Hokanson
William J. Walker
D.C. National Guard
DC
Muriel Bowser
Robert Contee
Michael Fanone
Jeffrey L. Smith
Virginia
Ralph Northam
Aftermath
Biden inauguration
2021 inauguration week protests
Security preparations
Investigations and charges
Justice Department investigation
Criminal proceedings
list
Fischer v. United States
January 6 commission
House Select Committee
public hearings
Smith special counsel investigation
federal prosecution of Donald Trump
Corporate actions
List of companies that halted political contributions
Social media suspensions of Donald Trump
permanent suspension
Suspensions of other social media accounts
shutdown of Parler
Facebook
Reactions
Domestic
Antifa culpability conspiracy theory
International
Impeachment and 2024 presidential election
Second impeachment of Donald Trump
trial
2024 presidential eligibility of Donald Trump
Trump v. Anderson
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Supporters of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, held small-scale armed protests and demonstrations at U.S. state capitols in the five days leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20, 2021, in opposition to the results of the 2020 United States presidential election, which continued after the failure of the violent January 6 attempt to overturn the election in Trump's favor. Pro-Trump groups failed to stage organized dissent or affect the transition of power in an environment of deterrence and heightened security.
Fears of violent protests after a January 11 FBI warning led to a drastic increase in security at state capitols and the United States Capitol, which served as the site of the presidential swearing-in ceremony. Increased monitoring and police presence, closures of public buildings, curfews, temporary fencing, and other security measures were employed in response to the security threat. The United States Capitol was put under the protection of members of the National Guard,[7][4] which was additionally activated in at least 19 states, to protect state capitols.[5]
The protests featured the participation of far-right militia groups that follow right-libertarianism, neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, white supremacism, and other ultranationalist or right-wing ideologies, as well as members of the New Black Panther Party, and the QAnon and boogaloo movements.[1][8] On January 31, 2021, detailed overviews of attempts to subvert the 2020 U.S. presidential election and Biden's inauguration were published by The New York Times.[9][10]
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^Meckler, Laura (January 17, 2021). "Avowed Trump supporter arrested near Capitol for carrying gun; women charged with impersonating police". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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^ abGrisales, Claudia (January 13, 2021). "Ahead Of Impeachment, Security Is Tight At The Capitol". NPR. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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^Levenson, Eric (January 13, 2021). "How key states plan to secure their capitol buildings ahead of possible armed pro-Trump protests". CNN. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^Long, Colleen; Balsamo, Michael; Kunzelman, Michael (January 11, 2021). "FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week". Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^Rutenberg, Jim; Becker, Jo; Lipton, Eric; Haberman, Maggie; Martin, Jonathan; Rosenberg, Matthew; Schmidt, Michael S. (January 31, 2021). "77 Days: Trump's Campaign to Subvert the Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^Rosenberg, Matthew; Rutenberg, Jim (February 1, 2021). "Key Takeaways From Trump's Effort to Overturn the Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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