Coverage of Unite the Right 2, counterprotests in DC area
Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Unite the Right 2” is set to be held Sunday evening near the White House. Follow reporters covering the event in the D.C. area.






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White supremacy supporters arriving @TheMadDimension at Virginia Metroby Mark Segraves via twitter 8/12/2018 6:09:54 PM
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Counter protesters at Freedom Plaza are set to march to Lafayette square within the hour https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkayE2bXcAALSrc.jpg
by Keara Dowd via twitter 8/12/2018 6:11:04 PM -
Kessler group being escorted to apparently private cars. They’re now figuring out if their poles they have flags on are allowed downtownby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:11:52 PM
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Metro Transit Police is reminding group about rules prohibiting anything downtown that can be used as weapon. Despite Kessler acknowledging rule in past he was trying to claim it was not the ruleby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:12:35 PM
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Kessler is now trying to create more delays by holding his group on platform until 3pm / he tried to speak in megaphone and someone in crowd said “listen to the leader”by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:15:23 PM
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Unite the Right rally organizer has shown up at Vienna metro. Follow @JulieCareyNBC and this link for a livestream. nbc4dc.com/i6Nx8rsby Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/12/2018 6:16:02 PM
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The other train is now set to go - other people have just been let on to far end of platform. Reporters slid into the essentially private car meant to keep this group separate liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkaz8HbW4Act0ky.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkaz8HXX0AAjSpw.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:19:11 PM -
The other train is now set to go - other people have just been let on to far end of platform. Reporters slid into the essentially private car meant to keep this group separate liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkaz8HbW4Act0ky.jpg">https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dkaz8HXX0AAjSpw.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:19:11 PM -
The train is sill in station as some other people Board at other endby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:20:35 PM
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Lots of police and press waiting for @TheMadDimension #UniteTheRight supporters at Foggy Bottom Metro in DC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka0S9SVAAA-pJS.jpg
by Mark Segraves via twitter 8/12/2018 6:20:44 PM -
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Fairly smalll group of Unite the Right protesters surrounding organizer Jason Kessler as they board metro trains. O… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…by Julie Carey via twitter retweeted by SegravesNBC4 8/12/2018 6:21:03 PM
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Very small number of people here in this car, even including those reporters and police officers on board. There did seem to be some other people who got on at other end of trainby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:24:15 PM
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The doors did open at Dunn Loring, but police informed people on platform who was on car and several people went to next one downby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:26:54 PM
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Lots of police and press waiting for @TheMadDimension #UniteTheRight supporters at Foggy Bottom Metro in DC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka0S9SVAAA-pJS.jpg
by Mark Segraves via twitter retweeted by darcyspencer 8/12/2018 6:27:18 PM -
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There are few people on platforms so far given train that left just ahead and that this is not a car in middle of train - no issues. Train operator just announced train is going out of service at Ballston though?by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:35:49 PM
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And it’s not going out of service - so not sure what that was aboutby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:37:31 PM
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Police/crowds await supremacists arrival at Foggy Bottom https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka4RodXgAI70JY.jpg
by Derrick Ward via twitter 8/12/2018 6:38:06 PM -
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It looks like all platforms are cleared when train comes in, so the train is stopping, but no one getting on or off https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka5MU4WsAE5J5Y.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:42:11 PM -
There are counter protesters gathered outside Foggy Bottom waiting on arrival of the two dozen or so people in this traincarby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:45:00 PM
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Someone trying to get in was told to go to next car down https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka6C17XsAE9TOo.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:45:53 PM -
Counter protesters are here at Lafayette Square awaiting Unite the Right folks https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka64KcX0AAJ7oV.jpg
by Keara Dowd via twitter 8/12/2018 6:49:28 PM -
At Foggy Bottom - DC Police tell group about exiting stationby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:51:31 PM
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Outside Foggy Bottom - large group of media, counterprotesters and police liveblogwp.wtop.com/Event/Coverage… https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka71kEXoAA5nWd.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:53:45 PM -
Huge crowds for the @answercoalition protest today at Lafayette Park @WTOP https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka7-VcX4AE2lK3.jpg
by Melissa Howell via twitter 8/12/2018 6:54:18 PM -
Warning/profanity - Kessler group greeted at Foggy Bottomby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 6:58:33 PM
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#UTR2 #AllOutDC : Party in the middle of 15th when BLM met up with the Freedom Plaza march. Roars of “OUR CITY!!!” on both sides. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka-oZuXoAE7JaS.jpg
by Alejandro Alvarez via twitter 8/12/2018 7:06:28 PM -
There’s a helicopter circling overhead and streets closed as this group of about two dozen maybe slowlyheads toward White House https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dka_WjcWwAA7LNR.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:09:04 PM -
Counter protesters are walking in front of the group - lots of DC Police present https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkbAuFrX0AAZnom.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:15:02 PM -
Counter protesters with a “whose streets? Our streets” chant for a momentby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:17:42 PM
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Near White House - counterprotesters in front https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkbCWsGW4AArClT.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:22:31 PM -
Counter protesters near Pa Ave entrance - bollards now upby amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:24:39 PM
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Faces in the crowd supremacist march in DC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkbDUVAXoAAxeYG.jpg
by Derrick Ward via twitter 8/12/2018 7:26:21 PM -
Scenes from Lafayette Park and nearby as counter demonstrators wait for Unite the Right marchers. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkbDdW9XoAEuYdk.jpg
by Darcy Spencer via twitter 8/12/2018 7:27:10 PM -
Looks like the group with permit got in through checkpoints at least around - since other groups are backing off https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DkbD_daXcAADbMl.jpg
by amaxsmith via twitter 8/12/2018 7:29:28 PM -