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Trump’s Pre-Inauguration Rally Should Be Cause For Concern

After Donald Trump incited the attack on the Capitol in 2021, many are questioning whether his upcoming pre-inauguration rally is cause for concern

Arturo Dominguez
4 min readJan 10, 2025
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President-elect Donald Trump is holding a pre-inauguration rally in Washington DC on January 19, the day before his inauguration. Many are wondering whether this rally, like the one just before the attack on the Capitol which happened four years ago, is cause for concern. From what I’m gleaning from social media posts across various smaller market platforms, I would say that it is worrisome, but not for the reasons you’re thinking.

The rally will be at the Capitol One Arena, an indoor facility that holds about 20,000 people. Since Congress has certified the election results, there is no motivation to do anything major at the Capitol like what occurred four years ago. The bigger concern is what is said at the rally. No doubt, every major news media outlet will air it thus making it accessible to hundreds of millions and ensuring his message is heard on a broad scale.

The dog whistles will be loud and clear.

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Arturo Dominguez
Arturo Dominguez

Written by Arturo Dominguez

Journalist covering Congress, Racial Justice, Human Rights, Cuba, Texas | Editor: The Antagonist Magazine |

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