D.C will look different the next 30 days.
After the siege of the Capitol building, the National Guard of D.C. and six other states will deploy 6,200 troops to our nations capital.
The city of D.C. will now look like a war zone.
D.C. National Guard to Be Mobilized for 30 Days, Including for Biden Inauguration https://t.co/6aGKvQEZhr pic.twitter.com/ww7wy65yYm
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) January 7, 2021
INAUGURATION CONCERNS: Roughly 6,200 members of the National Guard from six states — Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland — will help support the Capitol Police and other law enforcement in Washington for the next 30 days. https://t.co/DXOINRXKyX
— 23 WIFR (@23WIFR) January 8, 2021
Reinforcements outlined today by Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy:
-6200 National Guard members will be in DC by the weekend
(That's the entire DC Nat'l Guard + troops from VA, MD, PA, NJ, NY, and DE)
He said they'll be here "no less than