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The bad takes on “who the Trump rioters are” ignore the fact that most poor and working class people can’t even afford to take off work when their kids are sick, let alone load up on Trump merch and body armor, travel across the country, and spend all day playing fascist putsch

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Swaths of rioters were staying at DC hotels that go for hundreds a night.

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Exactly! It’s part and parcel of this ongoing crusade to paint all Trump supporters as either noble salt-of-the-earth everymen or ignorant hillbillies, and ignores the much more complex reality

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Some flew in on private jets. Certainly many were able to harrass Romney and Graham on flights.

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They get mad at you for owning shoes.

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This is REAL. This is REALITY. This is TRUE. This is FACTUAL. Donald Trump is FINALLY GONE. Donald Trump is PERMANENTLY BANNED from Twitter, FOREVER. This is OUR VICTORY, the United States of America. 😷😎👏🏽🇺🇸✨💙🌊✅ WE WON!! ♥️ UNITY and LOVE WON!! ♥️✨ #BlackLivesMatter

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They are protecting their class interests

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Just regular working class folks flying out to DC in the middle of a work week and staying at the Grand Hyatt making their voices heard

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Via Getty guy from Florida with the Speaker's podium - his wife is a doctor.

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Who is financing them?

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...and I was asked if I got paid to stand and support at a BLM Protest

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