A pro-Palestinian protest in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night where demonstrators clashed with police caused MAGA supporters to draw comparisons to the January 6 Capitol riot.
Over 100 people gathered outside a fundraiser event held by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) outside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday night to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel's war on Hamas is raging.
But the rally descended into chaos as demonstrators clashed with the Capitol Police, who evacuated the area and reportedly made several arrests.
The protesters—approximately 150 people—were "illegally and violently protesting," the U.S. Capitol Police wrote on X, formerly Twitter. In a later post, the police wrote that "6 officers were treated for injuries" that night, "ranging from minor cuts to being pepper sprayed to being punched."
On social media, MAGA supporters compared the incident to the January 6 riot.
"This is what a real insurrection looks like Dems... The left has created an unhinged mob that is turning on them in real time," wrote an X user with the handle of "Scary Election Denier." Conservative activist Scott Presler also called the incident an insurrection.
"Got another insurrection in Washington DC. Will they be put in solitary confinement like the J6 protesters?," another person posted.
Kari Lake, a MAGA loyalist who refused to concede to Democrat Katie Hobbs after losing Arizona's latest gubernatorial election in November 2022, likened the protests to "terrorism."
"For years the Democrats have refused to condemn terrorism. For years they have emboldened the most fringe elements of their party. Now pro-Hamas insurrectionists are attempting to overrun the DNC," she wrote on X. "We need Law and Order in America!"
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