ALBANY – Portable fence barricades with “no trespassing” signs on them surrounded the State Capitol building in Albany over the weekend in anticipation of large protests. They were expected at state capitals around the country.
In Albany, state troopers were present in large numbers, but on Sunday, there were only a handful of people who showed up.
Christina Janowitz of Albany was one of a handful anti-Trumpers there.
“I heard there was going to be an armed protest mostly run by the Proud Boys and since I live in the area, I came out,” she said.
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James of Albany came out but took no sides on the issue.
“I am not here for any certain party. I am here for the people of the United States of America. We need to come together; we need to help each other,” he said. “We need to come out peacefully and respect each other’s wishes. I don’t care who you vote for, what your religion is, what your race is; we need to respect all of that.”
James said people have to get back “to square one. Our parents and our grandparents wouldn’t appreciate what is going on today,” he said.
Only seven protestors showed up at the capitol building in Albany.
