The protest was directed against the budget bill and the Saipan casino measure.
Variety learned that the two protesters asked police officers outside the legislative building if they could display their placards.
Police granted them permission but the two boarded an SUV and drove off.
Asked for comment, Rodeo said in an email: “I have sent a message to the people who said they would go, asking how many people were there, but I have not heard back from them yet.” See his letter to the editor on page 13.


