Enrique Tarrio, made the comments after being arraigned Tuesday on charges of destruction of property stemming from a "Stop the Steal" protest in December and for possessing two high-powered magazine clips.
PHOTO: A sign warns that firearms are not permitted in the area around the White House in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5, 2021, as large groups of people are expected to protest the 2020 election results on Jan. 6. The new chief of the city's Metropolitan Police Department, which will be the lead agency responding to protests, has said there is no room for guns in the nation's capital where firearms are banned.
PHOTO: U.S. Park Police officers arrest a man after officers spotted him carrying a concealed firearm during a pro-Trump rally at Freedom Plaza on Jan. 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday evening, he tweeted, "Washington is being inundated with people who don’t want to see an election victory stolen by emboldened Radical Left Democrats. Our Country has had enough, they won’t take it anymore! We hear you from the Oval Office. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"Washington is being inundated with people who don’t want to see an election victory stolen by emboldened Radical Left Democrats.
A law enforcement official told ABC News that there are no known threats over the next few days, but a separate law enforcement source said that the police presence is "all hands on deck."PHOTO: National Guard soldiers keep watch in the Metro subway station as Pro-Trump demonstrators rally to protest the results of the election, Washington, Jan. 5, 2021.
At the same time, Bowser has sent a letter to leaders of the Justice Department and the Pentagon discouraging them from deploying additional federal law enforcement personnel to handle potential unrest at Wednesday's protests without "immediate" notification and consultation with the D.C. police department.
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