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In the wake of Donald Trump’s surprising victory, one might expect his supporters to come together and sing whatever the MAGA version of Kumbaya is. Instead, there are at least three separate pro-Trump biker rallies scheduled for the inauguration amid heated personal attacks between their three leaders.
U.S. News recounts the saga, describing conversations with the men that included “various personal attacks, ranging from claims of alcohol abuse, financial mismanagement, disrespect and fame-hogging to allegedly not owning a bike or riding one very often.”
There’s the group “2 Million Bikers 2 DC,” which actually only has around 2,000 people going according to its Facebook page. It includes the following charming invitation to would-be attendees: “We want to be there to welcome President Donald Trump and to stop the libtards from ruining the welcoming event. These libtards need to be shut the hell up.” The group plans to come without a permit, as they did in 2013 to throw a wrench in the Million American March Against Fear (originally known as the Million Muslim March).
Next up we have Bikers For Trump. Organized by the South Carolina chainsaw artist Chris Cox—better known locally as the lawnmower man—the group showed up to a number of Trump rallies and the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. According to the National Park Service records, they are processing a permit for up to 5,000 people affiliated with the group to rally at John Marshall Park in Judiciary Square (Westboro Church has also filed a request for 20 people to demonstrate at the park).
Finally, there is “Let America Hear Us, Roar for Trump” which is planning to ride around Dupont Circle, according to U.S. News.
And each of their three leaders want nothing to do with each other.
Mike Williamson, took to Facebook in December to slam Cox, accusing him of swindling supporters and not even owning a motorcycle.
Cox, in turn, told U.S. News that “one thing I’ve learned in politics is you’re going to come along a lot of wackadoodles” and speculated that Williamson might have been drunk when he wrote the post.
Williamson countered: “I wasn’t drunk, I was pissed.”
Meanwhile, the third organizer, Ski Bischof also doesn’t have much love for either of them, saying he also doesn’t think that Cox owns a bike, that Williamson doesn’t ride often, and both are attention hungry. “The eagles are clashing. They each like their names out on front of everything,” he told U.S. News.
Anyway, you can officially add rival bike groups to the circus of protests, pot giveaways, and anarchist havoc that will envelope D.C. in a mere two weeks time.
Rachel Sadon