Wednesday, 13 January 2021 _Capitols across the United States are bracing for armed protests against by Donald Trump’s supporters in the wake of the US Capitol breach in Washington, DC.
“Given recent events in Washington and across the country, the New York State Police has, out of an abundance of caution, taken steps to harden security in and around the State Capitol in Albany,” New York state police spokesperson Beau Duffy said in an email to Politico Tuesday. “These restrictions are in place until further notice.”
Authorities in Albany, New York, were preparing for the possibility of unrest after the FBI warned all the states to be alert ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20.
“The city of Albany continues to work closely with our federal and state intelligence and law enforcement partners to monitor any threats of violence and ensure we are fully prepared to keep our city safe,” Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Albany police chief Eric Hawkins said in the joint statement.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a top Trump ally, also vowed to protect his state against the protesters.
“If anything is disorderly, we are going to act very quickly,” DeSantis said. “I don’t care why you are doing it. You are not doing it here. If there’s any type of disorder we will have the reinforcements there.”
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