The National Guard said Monday that it will increase the number of troops in Washington, D.C. to at least 10,000 by Saturday ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.
The National Park Service announced that at least 10,000 troops will be deployed in D.C. by the end of the week due to threats to “disrupt the 59th presidential inauguration” from groups behind the riot at the Capitol on Wednesday. Later, another 5,000 may be requested.
There are currently 6,200 National Guard members in D.C.
The Washington Monument will be closed to visitors for more than two weeks, and other parts of the National Mall may also close if necessary to “protect public safety and park resources,” the park service said.
Biden will be inaugurated on January 20, exactly two weeks after a group of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, forcing their way past security and into the halls of Congress. The violence ended with five dead.
The pro-Trump mob headed to the Capitol after attending a rally in front of the White House during which President Trump delivered remarks, encouraging his supporters to “fight much harder.”
“We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness,” Trump told the crowd.
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard,” the president said.
On Monday, House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection” for his rhetoric before and during the riot.
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Supporters of President TRUMP are peaceful…NO National Guard needed. Also, since we have a GREAT
President now…and the election was stolen by Democrat liars and thieves, there will be NO inauguration of
anyone named Biden. We have stopped the STEAL. Four more GREAT years of POTUS TRUMP!! KAG!!
Why are you repeating this anti Trump hit piece? antifa and blm infiltrated the ranks of Trump supporters. Police opened doors and barriers. Only one death actually occurred at the Capitol and she was a Trump supporter shot by a guard.
Friends of mine were there but not at the Capitol building, there was no violence there because antifa and blm were not there.
IF NG shows up will their presence be counted as sleepy’s followers? If so the attendence will be the most ever to see sleepy say anything!
I hope the National Guard all stays safe.
Sorry you will be subjected to such a unspeakable abuse as a speech from Xiden