HARRISBURG, Pa.\/LANSING, Mich. (Reuters) – Law enforcement officers far outnumbered protesters at state capitol grounds on Sunday, as few Trump supporters who believe the president\u2019s false claim that he won the 2020 election turned out for what authorities feared could be violent demonstrations.<\/p>\n

More than a dozen states activated National Guard troops to help secure their capitol buildings following an FBI warning of armed demonstrations, with right-wing extremists emboldened by the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n

Security officials had eyed Sunday as the first major flashpoint, as that is when the anti-government \u201cboogaloo\u201d movement made plans weeks ago to hold rallies in all 50 states.<\/p>\n

But by late Sunday afternoon, only handfuls of demonstrators had taken to the streets alongside much larger crowds of law enforcement officers and media personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a non-event today and we are glad it was,\u201d said Troy Thompson, spokesman for the Department of General Services, the agency that protects the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.<\/p>\n

On Sunday afternoon, police opened streets around the building that had been blocked off in anticipation of bigger crowds.<\/p>\n

Only a few Trump supporters had shown up, including Alex, a 34-year-old drywall finisher from Hershey, Pennsylvania who said he had been at the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol but did not storm the building. He declined to give his last name.<\/p>