Impromptu March at Capitol Ends Without Incident

Pierre, S.D.- An unscheduled march at the state capitol this afternoon ended without incident when a group of protesters were asked to leave by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The group did not have a permit to protest on the premises.

In a Twitter/X post this evening, Governor Kristi Noem said, “Today, Nazis attempted to rally at the SD Capitol without a permit and were escorted away by Highway Patrol officers. Nazis are not welcome here in South Dakota. We stand on the shoulders of generations of Americans who have fought for the freedom of all- here and abroad. We stand for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We reject all hatred and Nazis. Full stop.”

The Highway Patrol is an agency of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.

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