Evi Kokalari-Angelakis | Facebook
Evi Kokalari-Angelakis | Facebook
A New York City woman is organizing a second inauguration event for President Donald Trump that already has more than 64,000 people saying they will attend.
Evi Kokalari-Angelakis is hosting the public event along with Ilir Chami and a grassroots collection of 325,000 individuals who want to show their support for Trump.
The event is scheduled for Jan. 20 at noon online. There are 64,400 individuals who have RSVP'd as “going” to the event and 264,600 who have said they are interested in it.
The event makes note that it is not affiliated with any formal organizations.
There is also a group on Facebook about the inauguration titled “Donald J. Trump 2nd Presidential Inauguration Ceremony” which has more than 25,000 members. The group is led by American Conservatism.
The event had a disclaimer added by Facebook, which notes that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated on that day as the 46th president of the United States.
"Our voting rights are under attack!” Kokalari-Angelakis said on Facebook, The Hill reported. “So is our freedom of speech! And FB’s disclaimer on this post, proves just that."
The event was created less than a month before Biden is set to be inaugurated. The Electoral College certified Biden’s win over Trump earlier this month, but Trump has yet to concede.
Kokalari-Angelakis, who was born in Albania, said in an op-ed last month that she was frustrated with how the election was run.
“When I immigrated to America, I had faith for the first time that my vote would actually count; that when I cast my ballot, I was taking part in a sacred and meaningful process," Kokalari-Angelakis wrote. “In light of what has transpired over the past few weeks, however, that faith has waned. What is unfurling in America today has been going on in Albania for decades, and I fear for the future of our democracy.”
The Hill says that Kokalari-Angelakis and Chami were reportedly part of Trump’s campaign for 2020.