WASHINGTON—Cordie Williams went viral after he made a speech earlier this year in Sacramento, California, when he picked up a megaphone and said: “In the face of tyranny, in the face of freedom, are you going to sit there in your riot gear against peaceful protesters? Or are you going to say, ‘you know what, it’s time to stand up for my country? Because I took an oath of office and it said, ‘I will defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
The former Marine became known as the “megaphone marine,” the video of his message racking up 15 million views, and soon after he started the organization 1776 Forever Free to promote and educate Americans on our founding values.That journey brought him to the nation’s capital on Dec. 12, where thousands from across the country had gathered to join marches and rallies in Washington, petitioning the government for fair elections and transparent counting. Similar grassroots protests took place every Saturday since the general election in capitals across the 50 states.
