Protesters smash windows of Bank of America, police moving in pic.twitter.com/lJZDQSwagB
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
DisruptJ20, anti-capitalist black bloc groups, anti-Trump protesters, and other anarchists attempted to bring the ruckus in Washington D.C. in an attempt to disrupt President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on Friday. While most protesters were peaceful (especially considering how many hundreds of thousands of people with polar opposite views were crammed in one place), there were many rioters that used all means necessary to cause chaos.
The black bloc was out in full force earlier in DC! #DisruptJ20 #TrumpInauguration #AntiFa pic.twitter.com/N9FM3d6F91
— Ash J (@AshAgony) January 20, 2017
They smashed out windows to a limo.
Protesters just smashed the windows of this limo, threw in a flare pic.twitter.com/KMeXIbzBHH
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
They smashed out windows to a Starbucks and a Bank of America.
Protesters smashed windows of a Starbucks and Bank of America in Washington, DC, during Pres. Trump's inauguration https://t.co/1y4sqXWCep pic.twitter.com/iupe72TeNt
— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2017
Meanwhile, at Starbucks… (video by @stranahan) #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/n8YYdkv3sC
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 20, 2017
People inside Starbucks at the anarchist smashed the window of pic.twitter.com/IRuwEZ0TuE
— Lee Stranahan (@stranahan) January 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/CassandraRules/status/822469405699436544
They even busted up am Au Bon Pain. No croissants for capitalists.
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/822466933626994688
In other words, window fitters are gonna make a killing this week.
They not only knocked down two newspaper dispensers.
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/822466708220813312
But THREE newspaper dispensers.
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/822473558194581504
Watch out for these guys.
And nothing hammers home your agenda quite like vandalizing the board of education building.
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/822476879886221314
They don’t even respect Pokemon-themed STD advertisements at bus stops.
https://twitter.com/Communism_Kills/status/822468349569433600
The situation deteriorated into a literal garbage fire.
Happening in front of The Washington Post. pic.twitter.com/cyH6m7YwWD
— Steven Ginsberg (@stevenjay) January 20, 2017
Trump supporter puts the fire out at 13&K out so a protester grabs his hat and then they scuffle #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/UMDGrWfNjw
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
You would think that anti-capitalists would embrace an incoming President who is so often linked to Russia.
Fights broke out between Bikers for Trump and protesters.
Fistfight breaks out between Bikers for Trump and #DisruptJ20 protesters near barricaded #inauguration checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/IHLI7cyXy6
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
Bikers For Trump guy fights with #DisruptJ20 protester pic.twitter.com/JVUpuDBsQZ
— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) January 20, 2017
Police countered by pepper spraying rioters and flash bangs.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS: tear gas being used at an anti-Trump protest in Washington DC pic.twitter.com/kQm0BdciBc
— Trashvis (@Trashvis) January 20, 2017
D.C. Cops spraying tear gas & concussion grenades at #AntiFa protesters now! #disruptj20 #acab pic.twitter.com/jZZzXeMQU7
— Ash J (@AshAgony) January 20, 2017
Protesters and police played hot potato with concussion grenades.
NEW: Riot police throw flash bangs at protesters on Washington, D.C.'s K Street, @errolbarnett reports https://t.co/AsjUerEVmy pic.twitter.com/KmswRFKIRZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2017
Protesters also blocked I-395.
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/822509480030171137
The protesters blocked many checkpoints even for these men wearing Air Force uniforms.
https://twitter.com/LovelaceRyanD/status/822464514293661696
Even PETA got out there to protest the inauguration for some reason.
People in @peta costumes walking through protesters and Bikers outside the #Inauguration now pic.twitter.com/w2tLkFRlhX
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
Then there was this gentleman who took the inauguration especially hard.
An anti-Trump protester screams 'no' as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th US President pic.twitter.com/qmsaFmMSkr
— ITV News (@itvnews) January 20, 2017