With Inauguration Day half a week away, Washington, D.C. and states across the country are preparing for potential armed protests following the January 6th attack from Trump supporters on the nation’s capitol.

Washington County Democratic Chair Kimberly Davis says she was astonished and disgusted at the “abhorrent behavior” that was shown during that event which resulted in five deaths. Davis mentions she doesn’t believe the majority of the protestors at the capitol on January 6th were involved in such behavior, and she doesn’t want people to paint all Trump supporters as maliciously intended. Davis believes that President Donald Trump should be removed from office as soon as possible, and if he is not held accountable for his actions then that could set a bad precedent for future leaders, “The people have spoken, I mean we impeached him already basically. We didn’t vote him back into office, he’s a one-term president, he lost the House, lost the Senate, and I mean that’s a pretty big statement made by the American people. So one way or another he’s out of there, but I think the sooner the better just to ensure the safety of Americans. I mean from what I see online it doesn’t seem like this is the end of it, I feel like there are more demonstrations of this nature in the works.”

The Washington County Republican Chair did not return a request for comment on the events of January 6th. Following warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigations of armed protests at state capitols across the nation and in Washington, D.C., Iowa National Guard is sending an additional 250 soldiers and airmen to the nation’s capitol to help with security ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20th.