In a troublingpress releasethat reads like a news bulletin from the first five minutes of a zombie pic , Airbnb has announced a unilateral cancellation of all bookings for Washington , DC during startup week , acknowledging reports that “ armed militias and known hatred group ” are expected to make an visual aspect .
The troupe has promised that all guests will berefunded , and that it will “ reimburse hosts , at Airbnb ’s expense , the money they would have earned from these cancelled reservation . ” It ’s undecipherable whether the cancellation extend beyond the immediate DCmetro expanse . ( Airbnb was not immediately available for comment . )
Airbnb has long made efforts to keep potential domesticterrorists off its political program . It had the farsightedness in 2017 to stop whitesupremacists frombooking aheadof the deathly Unite the Right rally , itcancelledProud Boys ’ booking before a post - election rallying , and Airbnb has lately claimed to bebanningverified Capitol rioters .
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser , as well as Maryland and Virginia governors , have askedeveryone to ride out home . An FBI officialtold the APthat the bureau has identify plans for “ armed protest ” in all 50 state capitols starting as early on as Saturday .
Yesterday , the FBIannouncedthat it ’s opened 160 pillowcase files on Capitol rioters.70 peoplehave so far been appoint , and it expect that number to rise to the hundreds . This does not seem to have deter like - minded person from even more uttermost secret plan ; Representative Conor Lamb ( D - PA)told NBC Newsthat U.S. Capitol Police briefed House members on a potential terror that 4,000 armed insurrectionists might attempt to teem the Capitol and prevent Democrats from entering . “ They have published rule of engagement , think when you frivol away and when you do n’t , ” he added .
cornet meanwhilehas failedto take any obligation for inciting the riots .
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