U.S. News (U.S. News), Jan. 14, citing Defense Department officials, reported that National Guard troops deployed in Washington, D.C., for Biden’s inauguration after last week’s storming of the Capitol have been authorized to use lethal weapons. The Washington National Guard said in a statement Wednesday (Jan. 13) that troops had been authorized to carry weapons. Conservative media gateway pundits report that the U.S. has turned into a police state.
Twenty thousand soldiers are reportedly deployed in Washington, and checkpoints have been set up. Razor wire has been erected around the Capitol and Supreme Court, large stretches of Washington have been closed to traffic, and many metro stations in downtown Washington have been completely shut down. The Washington Monument is closed and the National Mall (the National Mall) will also be closed. During the inauguration, Audemars Piguet (Airbnb) has also cancelled all reservations in the Washington area, and only those maintaining security will be allowed to stay.
One tweet said, “Honestly, this is the first time I’ve had to go through a police/national guard checkpoint to get to my office in Washington, DC. Security protection is now so extensive that places a long way from the Capitol are included.
J. Michael Waller, a founding editorial board member of NATO’s ‘Defense Strategic Communications’ magazine and senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Strategy, tweeted, “Washington is currently deploying combat troops at a greater density than those deployed in Afghanistan.” “Truck after truck carrying heavy concrete roadblocks into Washington. This is a sight I’ve never seen even in Afghanistan.”
The title image used in this article was sent in by Mr. Valle, and the red area indicates the area of Washington that was completely shut down from 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 14.
US NEWS reports that 20,000 National Guard troops are standing by in preparation for a demonstration of Trump supporters in Washington this weekend and are being allowed to use lethal weapons, marking a sharp escalation in the way authorities are responding to renewed violence in the wake of the Jan. 6 terrorist attacks.
A statement from the National Guard in Washington, D.C., said, “On Jan. 12, 2021, the National Guard is authorized to arm in support of the U.S. Capitol Police to protect the U.S. Capitol and the safety of individual members of Congress and their staffs.” The National Guard oversees the Guard in Washington and deployed personnel from six other states to provide security escorts for Joe Biden’s inauguration next Tuesday.
A defense official confirmed that the authorization includes permission for the Guard to use deadly force. The request came from federal authorities and was approved by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, who is in charge of National Guard deployments in Washington, D.C. Because Washington, D.C., is not a state, the request did not come from local governments but from federal authorities.
The CNN report said the National Mall will be closed to the public on the day of the inauguration for security reasons. Unlike in previous years, there will be no big screens, no restrooms, no viewing platforms and the public will not be able to go down to the mall, the sources said.
Advisers who are helping Joe Biden plan the inauguration say it is a virtual event, but they do not object to the authorities’ proposal to tighten security restrictions on the Mall or in the area around the White House.”
More fencing continues to be erected around the Capitol, with police/National Guard units on every block, and barbed wire with barbs was added to the fence near the Capitol on Thursday (Jan. 14), literally at bee-proof levels.
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