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Protestors flooded the Oregon State Capitol in Salem yesterday, waving flags and carrying “Stop the Steal” signs.
Hundreds were reportedly at the event, which was rocked by violence and the Capitol Building was evacuated.
There was at least one person arrested.
"This has been a peaceful assembly all day long. You guys allowed Antifa in here and then it stopped being peaceful," a protester told a police officer at the event, according to the Statesman Journal.
Across the country, protesters marched at their statehouses. In Minnesota, there were cheers when the Capitol news broke. In New Mexico, the state police had to evacuate staff as a precaution.
In Utah, Gov. Spencer Cox sent home hundreds of protesters. A small fight broke out in Ohio between pro-Trump demonstrators and counter-protesters. A peaceful rally in Kansas had supporters filing into the statehouse through security checkpoints and walking around historical exhibits.
In Hawaii, protesters lined the road near the capitol building and waved American flags and Trump 2020 flags.
There were also protesters in South Carolina, but they left the statehouse before the attack occurred at the U.S. Capitol.
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