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Man with machete arrested at U.S. Capitol hours before Donald Trump set to arrive

Carla Sinclair
Jan 08, 2025
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Image: Man holding machete; Alexey Lysenko / shutterstock.com

Capitol police arrested a man carrying three knives and a machete today at the Capitol Visitor Center — just hours before Donald Trump was scheduled to arrive.

"Our officers spotted a machete in the man's bag, stopped the X-ray machine, arrested the man, and secured the machete," the U.S. Capit…

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