3:51
- ABC News
- January 7, 2021
Beyond DC: Protests rock California, Utah and more
As the U.S. Capitol was breached, Trump supporters convened in other cities.
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About 700 to 800 people came to the lawn of Michigan's Capitol in Lansing, some bringing rifles and \"Stop the steal\" signs, The Detroit Free Press reported.
One woman held a sign that said, “ELECTION #’S AS PHONY AS COVID #’S”.
No one tried to get inside the building, the Free Press said, and the state police called the crowd \"cooperative.\"
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About 100 protesters, some armed with long guns, came to Georgia's Capitol in Atlanta, The Associated Press reported.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and his staff evacuated their offices as the protesters assembled outside.
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Hundreds of Trump supporters united outside Colorado's Capitol in Denver for a peaceful rally, The Denver Post reported.
Some wore helmets, knee pads and gloves with hardened knuckles, while others held signs that said \"Media is the virus,\" the Post reported.
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said he instructed city municipal buildings to close early \"out of an abundance of caution.\"
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About 500 Trump supporters, some clad in Colonial-era costumes, assembled at Minnesota's Capitol in St. Paul,The Star Tribune reported.
Some protesters laughed when they learned about the mob sieging the U.S. Capitol in D.C., the newspaper said.
\"We are going to fight, we are going to go down, there's going to be casualties,\" said local Republican Party leader Alley Waterbury, according to the Tribune. \"I'll be the first casualty, I do not care.\"
\"This is 1776 … the time for talk is over,\" one man told the Tribune. \"Be on the right side of history because we are about to make it.\"
Minnesota state troopers guarded the Capitol entrances. A few protesters went from the Capitol to the governor's home, which was guarded by state troopers, according to the newspaper.
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About 1,000 Trump supporters converged at Arizona's Capitol in Phoenix for a 10-hour-long protest, The Arizona Republic reported.
A few Trump supporters banged on state Capitol building's doors, shouting \"Freedom!\" and yelling for the governor, the newspaper reported.
Some protesters brought a wooden guillotine with a Trump flag on it, the Republic reported.
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