As Americans await election results, Washington is on high alert for possible violence from Trump supporters, fearing a repeat of the Capitol riots in 2021.
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00:00While Americans are anxiously awaiting the outcome of this historic presidential race,
00:05Washington is bracing for the worst.
00:07The District of Columbia is preparing for another violent attack of supporters of Donald Trump,
00:13should he lose to Kamala Harris.
00:15As you can see behind me, the White House complex is looking like a fortress.
00:20A black metal fence of more than two meters in height
00:23has been added to already existing tight security measures.
00:27Federal and local authorities fear scenes reminiscent of the deadly assault
00:32on the Capitol on January the 6th, 2021.
00:36On that day, a pro-Trump mob ransacked the halls of Congress
00:40as the then president spread lies about his election loss.
00:44And today, again, Trump has already started to question the integrity of the vote
00:50before ballots are counted, especially in Georgia.
00:54In that southern state, Republican top election officials and the courts
00:58have debunked claims of fraud, but that hasn't stopped Trump from repeating them,
01:03resulting in an atmosphere of suspicion and anxiety.
01:07Will the election be peaceful?
01:10America is holding its breath.
01:13Stefan Grobe, Euronews, Washington.