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'It was a non-event': Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US

National Guard troops receive guns and ammunition outside the US Capitol building as supporters of US President Donald Trump are expected to protest against the election of President-elect Joe Biden, in Washington DC, US, January 17, 2021.

Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president’s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations. 

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