Expected Capitol protest doesn t materialize
In Harrisburg, security personnel and journalists covering the expected protests far outnumbered the few protesters who showed up outside the Capitol building. Author: Harri Leigh (FOX43) Updated: 5:06 AM EST January 18, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. The steps outside the Pennsylvania Capitol building were quiet Sunday amid heavy security in anticipation of potential armed protests.
An FBI memo warned armed protests were being planned Sunday in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital, security personnel and journalists covering the expected protests far outnumbered the few protesters who showed up.
AUSTIN, Texas Small groups of right-wing protesters - some of them carrying rifles - gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday as National Guard troops and police kept watch to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol.
There were no immediate reports of any clashes.
Security was stepped up in recent days after the FBI warned of the potential for armed protests in Washington and at all 50 state capitol buildings ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration on Wednesday.
A few people demonstrated in some capital cities, with crowds of only a dozen or two, while streets in many other places remained empty. Some protesters said they supported President Donald Trump. But others said they weren t backing Trump and had instead come to voice their support for gun rights or oppose government overreach.