Tammy Robbins and her sister, Lori Bland, traveled from California to Washington D.C. to attend multiple rallies in support of Trump, this one on January 5, 2021, and the next day's rally.
The White House and Lafayette Square Park were fenced off from the public but people gathered at the intersection of 16th street and H street in Washington D.C. Which became known as Black Lives Matter Plaza.
As the rallies and protests increased in Washington D.C. around the issues of police violence, Trump policies, and left right tensions many stores and offices buildings boarded up street level windows for protection.
Nicole Badabre, 17, organized a march to protest the killing of George Floyd at the RIO Center on June 1, 2020. “I felt like retweeting wasn’t enough,” Badabre said.
Marine One carries President Donald Trump back to the White House on October 5, 2020. President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital after catching covid.
U.S. Army troops march back to the hotel were they are staying in downtown Washington D.C. on January 20, 2021. The military was called in to help insure a safe inauguration of President Biden.
A woman talks on the phone near Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington D.C. on November 6, 2020. The day it was announced Joe Biden won presidential election.
Donald Trump's presidency was tumultuous for the country and certainly for Washington D.C. Not everything can be blamed on Trump but as Trump himself said at the Gridiron Dinner in 2018, "I like turnover. I like chaos. It really is good."
