Shortly before President Trump‘s inaugural parade got underway, a D.C. limousine was torched after a day of getting wrecked by protesters.
Anti-Trump demonstrations are still underway, and they have resulted in violence and property damage around the city. Throughout the day, a random limo gained online attention after it was photographed with its windows broken and its body defaced:
Cannot overstate contrast between the calm ceremony at the Capitol and the feeling in the streets. pic.twitter.com/057o4H87KL
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) January 20, 2017
Someone's limo got battered pic.twitter.com/HyG4ywDT3n
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) January 20, 2017
A much different protest story on K and 13th. Trash cans burned and a limo smashed up. @WAVY_News pic.twitter.com/KfXqs6UlMr
— Robert Bennett (@WAVY10Bob) January 20, 2017
Only a short time ago, the limo was set ablaze.
— Alex Cuadros (@alexcuadros) January 20, 2017
Someone set the limo on fire. pic.twitter.com/y4AFr5HNjk
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) January 20, 2017
Limo on fire, photographers w pure gold pic.twitter.com/6dTo2htwCO
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) January 20, 2017
There is a limo on fire at protests in downtown Washington. pic.twitter.com/qSrcV2Slsn
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 20, 2017
The fire department was on the scene, and it has been reported that the limo fire is out now. ABC has tweeted video however, saying there’s another vehicle that’s been lit up.
Two vehicles lit on fire during protests in Washington, D.C. as inaugural parade continues. https://t.co/rTG3wfLgw9 pic.twitter.com/8w896BDMCw
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2017
DC, just after 4. Blocks away from the parade. #DisruptJ20 #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/AUjmoOb3Td
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) January 20, 2017
UPDATE – 5:48 p.m. EST: Buzzfeed’s Sarah Mimms reported on Twitter that she’s talked with the limo owner:
Nationwide Limo manager Magid Rafique says it was their limo that was vandalized & set on fire at after the #inauguration today
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) January 20, 2017
Rafique wouldn't give out any client details on who rented the limo, but said that driver is safe
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) January 20, 2017
Rafique: “I mean there’s nothing you can do, you just hope that everything’s ok. Our driver’s ok. … Pretty much [have to] get it repaired"
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) January 20, 2017
Nationwide Limo, on limo set on fire today: “Our driver’s good. He’s okay. … Trying to get it towed out. It was basically trashed out."
— Sarah Mimms (@SarahMMimms) January 20, 2017
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