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How Trump’s pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol

March for Trump bus tour kicks-off at Doral Central Park for a two week multi-state rally in support of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Doral, Florida, U.S. [Reuters]

Weeks before mobs besieged the Capitol building in Washington, a bright red bus crisscrossed the United States, emblazoned with a huge image of President Donald Trump in suit and tie with a clenched fist above his shoulder.

At more than 25 stops - in parking lots and airplane hangers in states including Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee - flight-attendant-turned-political-activist Amy Kremer and other speakers exhorted crowds to join her and others in Washington to fight for Trump and overturn the election.

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