When asked about his supporters possibly staging counter-protests:

"MAGA says, make America great again. These are people that love our country. I have no idea if they're going to be here. I was just asking, but I have no idea if they're going to be here. But MAGA is making America great again. By the way. They love African American people. They love the black people. MAGA loves black people. I heard that MAGA wanted to be there. A lot of MAGA was going to be there. I have no idea if that's true or not, but they love our country. Remember that MAGA, just an expression, but MAGA loves our country."

When President Trump was asked if he was calling on his supporters to protest he said, "I don't care."