Hundreds of President Trump’s supporters flock to Washington DC ahead of vote

People attend a rally at Freedom Plaza in support of President Donald Trump (Julio Cortez/AP)

Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on Washington DC on Tuesday to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud a day before a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden’s victory.

Just blocks from the White House, protesters — many without masks — gathered in Freedom Plaza to decry the vote in the Electoral College.