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Donald Trump releases statement on eve of Capitol riot anniversary urging MAGA followers to 'rise up' against 'mandate happy' Democrats over plans to close schools and enforce COVID vaccines for children
Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a statement urging his supporters to 'rise up' against Democrat measures to control COVID-19 like vaccine mandates
The statement raised eyebrows, issued on the eve of the first anniversary of the Capitol riot where his supporters 'rose up' to try and overthrow the election
Trump had been due to hold a press conference at Mar-a-Lago to mark the anniversary but cancelled it under pressure from his supporters
Four Trump supporters died in the riot and five members of law enforcement died in the days and weeks after
About 150 officers from the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department and local agencies were injured, and hundreds of workers were traumatized
Security is high ahead of the anniversary, and Capitol Police were recently warned of online posts that called for a 'real insurrection,' CNN reported
Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will speak Thursday morning at the U.S. Capitol to mark the anniversary of the worst attack on the Capitol since 1812
By HARRIET ALEXANDER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 23:00 EST, 5 January 2022 | UPDATED: 04:03 EST, 6 January 2022

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Donald Trump on Wednesday told his supporters to 'rise up' against Democrat overreach, in a statement that raised eyebrows on the eve of the anniversary of the Capitol riot.

Trump had planned to hold a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Thursday, but was warned against it by his allies, who felt it was provocative and likely to be damaging.

Instead, he issued a statement criticizing Joe Biden's handling of the COVID pandemic.

'Now, there's talk by the Biden Administration again about closing schools and even vaccine mandates for school children,' Trump said.

'This is an outrage, and MAGA nation should rise up and oppose this egregious federal government overreach.'

The urging of his supporters to 'rise up' hours before the anniversary of an event in which four of his supporters died raised eyebrows, although he used the words in the context of urging his followers to push back against government policies.