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Trump tweets "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"

At 1:42 a.m. on Dec. 19, 2020, President Donald Trump tweets "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!" The tweet becomes a rallying cry for supporters. The January 6 Committee cites the tweet as a key moment in mobilizing the crowd that would attack the Capitol. The tweet follows a heated Oval Office meeting where advisors discussed extraordinary measures to overturn the election.