Which specific Jericho March leaders attended Washington, D.C. events in January 2021 and what did they say there?
Executive summary
Jericho March’s leadership that organized and promoted prayer marches in Washington, D.C. in late 2020 and early January 2021 included co-founders Rob Weaver and Arina Grossu and a roster of allied conservative faith figures who appeared on Jericho March promotional materials and at related rallies — notably Michael Flynn, who spoke at the group’s December 12, 2020 rally and continued to appear at allied events in early January 2021 [1] [2] [3]. Public reporting shows Jericho March messaging called for prayerful protests, shofar-blowing marches around the Capitol and other federal buildings, and prayer rallies urging officials to investigate alleged election fraud; beyond promotional speaker lists and event pages, direct at-the-scene quotes for many named leaders on Jan. 5–6 are unevenly documented in the available sources [4] [5] [6].
1. Who the movement’s visible leaders were, and how they presented themselves
Jericho March is described in its own archived pages and reporting as a loose pro-Trump Christian coalition that organized coordinated “pray, fast and march” events for “election integrity,” and its public leadership included co-organizers Robert (Rob) Weaver and Arina Grossu, who are named on event materials and in press coverage as primary organizers [4] [1]. National conservative and religious figures were listed as confirmed speakers for Jerusalem-style rallies in Washington, D.C. — among those appearing on the Jericho March or affiliated agendas were Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell, Eric Metaxas, Abby Johnson, Ali Alexander, Bishop Strickland, Cindy Jacobs and others — a lineup repeatedly cited in event pages and media previews [7] [8] [1].
2. Which leaders attended Washington events in January 2021 and what they said there
Contemporaneous coverage documents that Jericho March-organized or affiliated gatherings took place on Jan. 5, 2021 (marches around the Supreme Court and Capitol) and in the days around Jan. 6, with participants singing, praying, blowing shofars and carrying pro-Trump signs [6] [1]. Michael Flynn — who headlined the Dec. 12 Jericho March rally — continued to be a prominent presence in the movement’s Washington activity and was reported by several outlets as speaking at the December rally and appearing at allied protests in early January [2] [3] [9]. Rob Weaver is explicitly named as a Jericho March co-founder who promoted Stop the Steal support videos and urged allied religious leaders to distribute messages as pro-Trump protesters arrived in Washington, D.C., indicating active organizational participation in the period [10]. Arina Grossu is identified in reporting as one of Jericho March’s principal organizers alongside Weaver and is listed among event leaders and speakers in post-event profiles [1].
3. The content and tone of their public remarks and calls to action
The public messaging tied to Jericho March events emphasized prayer for “walls of corruption” to fall, calls for investigations into alleged election fraud, and occupational-style language urging “patriots” and people of faith to gather and march — promotional material and news reports cite calls to march around the Supreme Court and Capitol, to blow shofars seven times, and to “let the church roar,” language that recast biblical imagery (Jericho) as political mobilization [4] [1] [7]. Michael Flynn’s December speech and similar appearances mixed religious rhetoric and political exhortation; outlets reported he urged continued mobilization and framed participation in biblical terms, which organizers then used to promote subsequent January demonstrations [2] [9]. Rob Weaver’s outreach sought to amplify religious-right voices in support of Stop the Steal activity as protesters converged on Washington [10].
4. Alternative readings, accusations, and reporting limitations
Major outlets and researchers have drawn a line between Jericho March’s December and January events and the broader Stop the Steal mobilization that culminated in the Capitol breach — reporting by Rolling Stone, Reveal and academic commentators argues Jericho March’s rhetoric helped lay groundwork for the January unrest, while Jericho March’s own statements publicly denounced violence and said local marches should pause amid security concerns [2] [3] [5]. What the available sources do not uniformly document are verbatim statements by every named leader on Jan. 5–6 or prove organizational directives that directly caused violent actions; multiple reporters note there is no conclusive evidence that Jericho March-affiliated leaders physically participated in the Capitol breach, and the group publicly disavowed violence after Jan. 6 [9] [11] [5].
5. Bottom line: who showed up and how they framed their message
In short, Jericho March’s Washington activity in early January 2021 featured its core organizers Rob Weaver and Arina Grossu as visible organizers and promoters, and it continued to spotlight allied conservative figures — most notably Michael Flynn, who had spoken at the Dec. 12 rally and remained an emblematic presence in the movement’s early-January gatherings — with public statements and event materials blending religious symbolism, calls for prayerful marching, and demands for election investigations; contemporaneous reporting also records both denunciations of violence from the group and criticism that its rhetoric helped fuel a broader mobilization that day [1] [2] [5] [3].