Minnesota State Wire

Protesters flooded the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul yesterday, waving flags and carrying “Stop the Steal” signs.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported there were 500 supporters at the peaceful event. 

"We're here because the president who we support has called patriots to the Capitol," Matt from Iron Range said. "We're here to follow suit in our own state."

Becky Strohmeier, a Bloomington activist who helped organize Wednesday's event, said the protest was multi-fold and also aimed at the lockdown orders instituted by Gov. Tim Walz. 

"The battle is only just beginning," she added. "We are going to fight however we need to fight, and we have a lot of people with different talents."

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.