[longtimegoogler]

One's opinion on this probably depends on identity and political views.

From what I understand, Trump blocked the National Guard from supporting officers during the Capitol insurrection, so it was supported by the President at the very least.

Preventing the certification of Biden is a more grave threat to our democracy than the BLM protestors in cities like Portland, IMO.

Mainly since White Americans are still the majority and by and large supporters of the right, I don't see movements like BLM gaining much power.

[neartheplain]

The Senate's comprehensive report on the Capitol attack [0], released earlier this month, appears to exonerate Trump in deployment of the National Guard. In fact, his acting Secretary of Defense (to whom deployment authorization was delegated) suggested locking down DC ahead of time, but city officials demurred.

>Mainly since White Americans are still the majority and by and large supporters of the right, I don't see movements like BLM gaining much power.

You'd be surprised. Most violent actors who call themselves antifa are white, especially in the Pacific Northwest [1]. During last summer's Portland courthouse siege, a white BLM/antifa rioter stabbed a black Trump supporter in the stomach [2]. This stabbing wasn't reported in outlets like NPR or the Washington Post, even as they praised rioters and criticized the police response.

[0] https://www.rules.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Jan%206%20HSGAC%2...

[1] https://twitter.com/AntifaWatch2/status/1302964750817652739

[2] https://heavy.com/news/2020/07/blake-hampe/