Less than two weeks after several hundreds of people swarmed the U.S. Captiol building in an attempted insurrection, right-wing extremist groups planned a second swarm, this time at state capitol buildings.
As of 12 p.m. Jan. 17, media presence in Lansing outnumbers those in protest of a fair, secure and certified national election for President of the United States.
A few armed members of right-wing groups arrived around 12:45 p.m.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer activated the national guard in preparation for armed protests Sunday. Airbnb also said they would cancel reservations for those affiliated with hate groups.
The sedition at the U.S. Capitol led to some Michigan leaders in Washington, including Rep. Elissa Slotkin (MI-08), to call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office by invoking the 25th amendment. Ultimately, the House of Representatives impeached Trump a historic second time for inciting the riot.
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