The following day, as Trump was taking the oath of office, chaos erupted on the streets of Washington D.C. as mobs of "anti-fascist" demonstrators attacked police and destroyed property. Police responded with crowd dispersal ordnance — at least two police were injured in the melee, and 217 demonstrators were arrested. While speaking to a reporter, the white supremacist organizer Richard Spencer was sucker-punched in the side of his head. The video went viral and prompted outlets like Vice News and The Guardian to ponder the ethicality of assault as though it were a matter lofty philosophical weight.