Enchantment State News

Protesters flooded the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe yesterday, waving flags and carrying “Stop the Steal” signs.

KOAT-TV reported there were hundreds at the event, which was peaceful.

“If we don't stand up and fight for our freedoms and liberties they will be taken away from us,” protester Joshua James told KOAT-TV.

Although the capitol building was evacuated, in contrast to riots in Washington, D.C., the event was peaceful.

“It was very important to us to not let it get violent here. All we were doing was heeding the call of the president to stand at our capitol,” James said.

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. There was at least one person arrested in Oregon and 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.