The Military is activating all the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard — 1,100 troops — in response to a request from Mayor Muriel Bowser of Wash
The Military is activating all the District of Columbia Nationwide Guard — 1,100 troops — in response to a request from Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, an Military official stated on Wednesday.
The troops are being despatched to the D.C. Armory and can be deployed to the Capitol and to different factors round Washington, the official stated.
The choice by Military Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Christopher C. Miller, the appearing protection secretary, got here because the protesters breached the Capitol.
Pentagon officers have been loath to have uniformed Nationwide Guard models deploy to the Capitol, preferring to ship the Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police to be able to keep away from the specter of a army battling election protests. However the tense standoff on the Capitol, and the breach by Trump supporters, led to the choice, officers stated.