Palmetto State News

Protesters flooded the South Carolina State Capitol in Columbia yesterday, waving flags and carrying “Stop the Steal” signs.

WIS-TV reported there were thousands at the event, which was peaceful.

“I wanted to go to D.C. But knowing there is a physical presence behind the 'Stop the Steal' movement... we should all be interested in an accurate count and that every vote is legitimate. And knowing there are actions behind the words really compelled us to be here,” protester Angie Hutchins told WIS-TV.

Hutchins said she wants to see the divisive politics in the country come to an end. 

“I tell my kids, I have four boys, if I don’t know what’s wrong, but I’ll do an Old Yeller on you if I know there was something in my spirit that was wrong,” she said. “And what I think we are seeing is a lot of people barking and trying to figure out how we live peacefully with one another.”

Protesters in South Carolina left the statehouse before the attack occurred at the U.S. Capitol. 

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.