‘Pretty Mild Protest’: Beefed-Up Minn. Capitol Security Heavily Outnumbers Handful Of Demonstrators

CBS Minnesota

January 17, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard and Minnesota State Patrol officers are standing by at the Minnesota State Capitol, discouraging any possible unrest ahead of this week’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

A handful of protesters gathered at the Capitol on Sunday, but they were heavily outnumbered by the increased security presence — and even members of the media. Some of the protesters were waving flags, but most sat talking in camping chairs. The number of state troopers dropped dramatically in the early evening. Dozens stood guard over what amounted to a few small pockets of protesters.

Jesse Frink, of Bemidji, was at the Capitol handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution.

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