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Only a few Trump supporters showed up in state capitals to protest Biden’s inauguration
In the wake of the deadly turmoil in the United States Capitol building earlier this month, the FBI had warned that armed protests were being planned in all state capitals. But while it was still early in much of America when President Biden was sworn in just before noon, Eastern Time, the handful of pro-Trump protesters who actually attended were very disappointed with the participation, to say the least:> Mark Leggiero is the lone Trump supporter in front of the NYS Capitol. He says he expected a few thousand people here and is disappointed. He said he drove 45 minutes to a peaceful protest pic.twitter.com/hDtCLYFpLq >> – Morgan Mckay (@morganfmckay) January 20, 2021> So far, two protesters are here at the Kansas State Capitol to protest the election . pic.twitter.com/huii3mpjIS >> – Nolan Roth KAKE (@NolanRothKAKE) January 20, 2021> At the State Capitol in Sacramento, a lone supporter of Trump wearing a red MAGA hat protested when President Biden took the oath in Wednesday. >>: @dustingardiner >> Live InaugurationDay updates >> https://t.co/WowWEMPI7l pic.twitter.com/QaSrlvomgd >> – San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) January 20, 2021> Greetings from Concord, NH https: //t.co/jD3k47cLIc pic.twitter.com/MxFe4bqROF >> – Ruth Graham (@publicroad) January 20, 2021> At 12 noon, the scene outside the Michigan State Capitol is silent. Only a handful of protesters along Avenida S. Capitol. @ WWJ950 pic.twitter.com/JCedFflugr >> – Jon Hewett (@JonHewettWWJ) January 20, 2021 In other states, no one has appeared:> While the ceremonies continue in DC, all silent at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia. Zero protesters. InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/fwxolDsLDt >> – Drew Mikkelsen (@ drewmikkelsenk5) January 20, 2021> There is a large presence of police and members of the Ky National Guard at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort – but so far, everything it is quiet. @heraldleader pic.twitter.com/EugXcLLKbO >> – Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) January 20, 2021> Everything is quiet at the Utah State Capitol. No protester I saw. @UTNationalGuard is here again to respond, if necessary. So far, I have not been informed of any local protest related to the possession. @ fox13 utpol Utah pic.twitter.com/ym9pCyFyuD >> – Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) January 20, 2021 Meanwhile, in Montana, the only protester to appear … was a counter-protester. > INAGURATION DAY: So far, a quiet morning at the Montana State Capitol. pic.twitter.com/KXsy7DdB2w >> – KFBB (@KFBB) January 20, 2021More stories from theweek.com 7 brutally funny caricatures about Trump’s departure from the White House that Joe Biden needs so that the real Biden team supposedly realized after swearing that Trump really had no vaccine distribution plan