Scenes from MAGA protests after the FBI's Mar-a-Lago search

The former president's supporters descended on his Florida resort to protest the raid. Here's what it looked like.

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On Monday, former President Donald Trump confirmed that the FBI had executed a search warrant at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.

Authorities were reportedly looking for documents that contained classified information that Trump had improperly taken home after leaving the White House.

Trump himself was in New York during the FBI search. But within roughly an hour of his announcement, his supporters descended upon Mar-a-Lago to show their displeasure. Online, the rhetoric in Trumpworld turned to calls for literal war.

This is what the night looked like.

Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump stand outside his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida, on Aug. 8, 2022.

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near his home at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump stand outside his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.

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A U.S. Secret Service sign declares the area restricted at the gates of the home of former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump stand outside his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida on Aug. 8, 2022.

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Supporters of former President Donald Trump rally near his home at Mar-a-Lago on Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida.

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“Criminals Work Here” is written on the sidewalk as people display a “TRUMP 2024” banner outside of the Trump Tower building in New York City on Aug. 9, 2022.

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Read our story about the FBI’s surprising search, as well as Republicans’ reaction to it, here.

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