Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week

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Lines of police and National Guard troops, fencing and boarded-up windows have transformed statehouses nationwide ahead of Wednesday's presidential inauguration. The FBI has warned of the potential for armed protests in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot.

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Security in Washington, D.C., has intensified ahead of the inauguration. Tall fencing surrounds the U.S. Capitol, the National Mall is closed to the general public, and the District of Columbia’s mayor asked people not to visit. Some 25,000 National Guard troops from around the country were due in the city by early in the week.

More than a third of governors had called out the National Guard to help protect their state capitols and aid local law enforcement officers. Several governors issued states of emergency, and others closed their capitols to the public until after Biden’s inauguration day. “The Texas Department of Public Safety is aware of armed protests planned at the Texas State Capitol this week and violent extremists who may seek to exploit constitutionally protected events to conduct criminal acts,” said Steve McCraw, the agency’s director.More than 100 troopers in riot gear were stationed outside the Capitol in Austin earlier this week as lawmakers began a new legislative session.

And just last month, crowds in Oregon forced their way into the state Capitol in Salem to protest its closure to the public during a special legislative session on coronavirus measures.

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With the Cancel Culture in control, the next time there’s a supposed Rightwing Riot, whether there really is or not, if those feeling threatened by the rioters pull weapons, they will be praised for stopping the followers of the “Big, Bad Beowulf,” unlike:

“protests” Are we just gonna pretend these aren’t terrorists?

I think it may be time for the DC Mayor to consider requiring a permit to protest in DC.

Almost

So when BLM burned down countless local business our government sat back and watched but when it's government buildings being threatened..... they call in the military, police and the FBI to protect them. I guess our government doesn't care about local businesses. 🤔smfh

Where was all this show of force when BLM and Antifa were burning the place down?

Keep up the great job men/women in uniform

This is to control government after they arrest the pos Congress members

Lock it all up,, send them home. With no pay. They are nothing but trash. China pays them more than enough

I'm sure the people in the cities that had the riots going on this past year would have loved to seen their livelihoods and neighborhoods protected this well.

Shut. Violent. Protesters. Down.

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Stop calling this protesting and start calling it what it is- terrorism.

How many trump supporters are among them?

Enact Washington D.C., wide FIREARMS restrictions Including arrests, two days prior to the Presidential Inauguration on ANY Right to carry firearms with or without permits within 15 miles of U.S. Capital

This is the new America, what a disgrace.

Trump puts us in a civil war, not a foreign war.

They’re going to look pretty silly when nothing happens!

Someone should totally splice together some video of how outraged fox were about boarding up shops last summer, and now...

Ironically Trump has been craving a military parade for his entire term and when he finally gets one, its a parade of the military to protect America from him!

Thanks trump, this is your legacy.

Insane. It is no longer one lone wolf who wants to kill a president like they killed Lincoln or JFK. Now it is a crazy mob who presumably are Trump suppporters.

Wondering what fire instructions they have gotten!

“Armed protests” is a hell of a way to describe another terrorist attack by the MAGAt terror group.

trump’s murica. trump will forever be known as the TWICE IMPEACHED Covidiot one term president who lost in a LANDSLIDE. 400k dead Americans, 3-4K STILL dying per day. Vaccine roll out an abject FAILURE. trump sat idle for 6 hrs while Capitol was stormed and he watched it on TV.

Hey, Democrats spent 4 years telling people to rise up and get violent about election results. Now they are met with a bipartisan response. Way to reach across the aisle. The fools should have just investigated. Look what they created. Woke up!

😔so sad our country has been divided by the hateful megalomaniac Donald Trump

Help us from the dictator museveni in Uganda were in pains

Thanks 45 for wasting Our money & making Our Lives a Living HE'LL

Will the MAGA fools riot in the presence of heavy security ?

If only cities had done this all year long. So many lives pointlessly lost in the riots. Billions in damage. Countless business and jobs lost forever. People fleeing the cities by the thousands. Instead they were encouraged by politicians and the alt-left. How sad.

Hmm if trump is still in charge of the military till Biden takes his oath he the can use this fortress to overtake the capital by the military did anyone else see this,why is he leaving early morning could he be planning something is this what the pillow guy was taking about

Instead of rejecting these people, the Republican Party is electing them or allowing them to control the rhetoric within the party.

Wow, how sad for America. 25,000 troops in DC to protect America from fellow “Americans”. If they can still be called that. Sad for the soldiers who may have to pull the trigger. 😞 😷 ✌🏻

It's just plain sad that it has come to this.

Foreigners are happy about the ten foot razor wire fences and full combat military repelling Americans. Especially Canadians. Trudeau loves this.🇨🇦

Take the red hat wearing fascists seriously. Their movement will outlast Trump, and they want to change this country for the worse.

I want to share something my aunt (a mixed race woman) told me. She said that this terror-violence is the culmination of what she calls 'the great white awakening'. What that means is that since 2016 there's been a steady rise in interest in ethnic immersion among whites globally

I wonder if the National Guard just wanted some deployment pay and they’ve been pushing all this lol Jk

So realistically, we are already pretty much set for the criminal in chief to declare martial law, and we did it unknowingly? Not feeling good about this protective posturing anymore!!! Just my P.O.V.

Where were they when rioters destroyed DC during Trump’s inauguration? Didn’t see any concern then and there was plenty of destruction that day.

I think I know why they’re necessary but I’m not allowed to talk about it on twitter.

Hey, protecting the STEAL is Paramount.

Guess Biden does not want to celebrate his victory with his record shattering voters

So if Trump holding his me,me,me send off pageant during inauguration, which place should rioters be? Trying to kill Biden or blind adulation for their Khan (con)? Asking for a friend.

就任式終わったら解散する 虎ちゃん来なきゃ ファンも来ないと思うが? なんでいる

Time for Peace ☮️ and Justice MLK

Trump’s America.

Deep state bs

Armed protests = right wing terrorism. Quit sugar coating this.

Preview of coming attractions from the authoritarian Biden regime.

NFAC

DON’T FORGET TO SAGE THE WHITE HOUSE AFTER DEEPLY DISINFECTING AND CLEANING BEFORE BIDEN AND HARRIS TAKE OFFICE! AFTER FOUR YEARS OF LIES AND EVIL PEOPLE IN THAT HOUSE THAT STUNK UP THE PLACE!

The US military has deployed tens of thousands of troops around to country to protect it from, well how do I put this, well...Their own Commander-in-Chief

Saw this only in 3rd world countries so far. So sad to see that in the US

Trump’s and GOP’s America. Ready for Biden❤️

Too much white republican terrorism.

Did Trump try to have his mob kill Pence? If not, he sure sent Pence a message.

Did Trump try to massacre Congress with a MAGA Mob? McConnell should be held responsible for any more damage Trump does while in office.

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