Blocks from the U.S. Capitol, a limo burst into flames moments after dropping guests off at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Flares and bricks flew through its windows. The driver, Luis Villarroel, fled his torched car, which belonged to a Muslim immigrant small business owner.
Throughout D.C., store windows were smashed, car doors dented. Police stood shoulder to shoulder unloading pepper spray on protesters.
In the middle of the chaos, Trump put his hand on the Bible, took an oath and became the 45th president of the United States.
“In 2016, I just don’t think that the population was prepared for it, and that’s why we didn’t see wider-spread unrest, because nobody expected it to happen,” Richie McGinniss, a longtime video journalist who has covered social unrest for years, told the Caller. McGinnis was previously the video director for the Daily Caller.
“I hate to say it, but it’s going to be a lot worse [in 2024] than it was in 2016 if Trump wins.”