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Why fears of post-election violence may be inflated | The Hill
Source: The Hill | 26 October 2024
Democrats are sounding the alarm that former President Trump’s harsh rhetoric in the home stretch of a tight presidential race could portend a repeat of the mass political violence that broke out among his supporters in January 2021.
But national security experts say there’s reason to believe a repeat of the Jan. 6 insurrection is unlikely.
For the first time ever, the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated the upcoming Jan. 6, 2025 counting and certification of electoral votes in Washington, D.C. as a National Special Security Event (NSSE), which will ensure massive federal, state and local resources are deployed around the Capitol.
