Thousands attend march in DC to support Trump

Supporters of US President Donald Trump held a rally in Washington on Saturday a week after the presidential race was called for Democrat Joe Biden.

Earlier, the president delighted his supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday with a slow motorcade drive-by through downtown Washington on the way to his Virginia golf club.

Thousands of Trump loyalists converged on the nation’s capital to protest the election results and falsely assert the vote was stolen.

Trump persists with his claims and complaints even though a broad coalition of top government and industry officials has declared that the November 3 voting and the following count unfolded smoothly with no more than the usual minor hiccups - “the most secure in American history,” they said, repudiating his efforts to undermine the integrity of the contest.

The crowd chanted “USA, USA” and “four more years,” and many carried American flags and signs to show their displeasure with the vote tally.

After an hour of speeches from Trump loyalists from around the country, the flag-waving crowd set off toward the Supreme Court.

The “Million MAGA March” was heavily promoted on social media, raising concerns that it could spark conflict with anti-Trump demonstrators, who have gathered near the White House in Black Lives Matter Plaza for weeks.

In preparation, police closed off wide swaths of downtown, where many stores and offices have been boarded up since Election Day.