National Guard in DC forced to sleep in parking garages, sparking outcry
National News
by: NOMAAN MERCHANT, LOLITA BALDOR and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 / 08:59 PM EST / Updated: Jan 22, 2021 / 09:00 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago.
President Joe Biden expressed his “dismay†Friday morning to Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard, about how the troops had been treated, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. Members of both parties were irate about reports that Guardsmen were forced to take rest breaks outside the Capitol building. About 25,000 Guard members from across the country deployed to help secure President Joe Biden’s inauguration, which went off with only a handful of minor arrests.
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