| 2024 United States unrest | ||||
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| Part of 2024 United States presidential election | ||||
 A "Take Back the Nation" rally in New York | ||||
| Date | November 5, 2024 | |||
| Location | United States | |||
| Causes | Results of the 2024 United States elections Claims of election fraud | |||
| Goals | TBD | |||
| Methods | Protesting Rioting | |||
| Status | Ongoing Hundreds arrested | |||
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Following the results of the 2024 United States presidential election, protests and riots against president-elect Donald Trump Jr. broke out across the United States, with many claiming electoral fraud.
LEAD SECTION PLACEHOLDER
Background[]
Since the 2000s, presidential elections have been relatively close in states considered to be "swing states."
Timeline[]
November[]
November 5: Donald Trump Jr. wins an upset landslide victory against Pete Buttigieg after winning the state of Pennsylvania. Buttigieg calls Trump early the next morning, congratulating him.
November 6: Large scale protests against Donald Trump Jr. begin, suggesting Trump illegally stole the election. Senator Adam Kinzinger strongly suggests Democrats contests Trump's victory.
November 7: A joint statement released by former presidents Jerry Brown and Joe Biden call upon the left to scale back protests and accept the outcome.
November 11: On Veteran's Day, Steven Kenneth Bonnell II, better known as Destiny, hosts the "Take Back the Nation" event, where he and other left-winged affiliates advocate for the overturning of the election.
- Far-right counter-protesters would engage with left-winged protesters, leading to the sudden discharge of a firearm which resulted in the wounding of influencer Harry Sisson and right-winger Will Witt.
- Around 200 are arrested, according to the NYPD. Mayor Eric Adams condemns Destiny and the counter-protesters.
November 12:
November 26: Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump Jr.'s pick for Secretary of Defense, is found dead in his home in Tennessee.
November 30: Marco Rubio, vice-president elect of the United States, survives an assassination attempt.
December[]
December 1: Marco Rubio's office releases a statement on the vice president-elect's health, stating he is "okay" but remains in critical condition.
December 5: Incumbent president Pete Buttigieg is assassinated. Vice president Kamala Harris succeeds him. Left-wing influencers pin the blame upon the far-right before the suspect was identified.
December 6: Kamala Harris announces her nomination of Chris Murphy of Connecticut to become the vice president until January 20.
December 10: Congress quickly confirms Murphy to the position of vice president.
December 11: Many far-right influencers now begin to blame the late president Buttigieg and current president Kamala Harris for the sudden protests against the election.
December 13: The largest waves of arrests occur.
December 16: The state funeral for Pete Buttigieg is held.
December 18: Prominent far-right commentator Nick Fuentes is murdered in his home.
December 20: A brawl in Richmond, Virginia relating to the unrest results in 1 dead and several injured.
January[]
January 6: Congress certifies the 2024 election results in favor of Donald Trump Jr.