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Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington until mid-March amid fears a QAnon conspiracy theory that Donald Trump could still be inaugurated this week could lead to another attack on the US Capitol.
Followers of the QAnon cult have claimed that Mr Trump will reclaim the presidency on March 4, the date when presidents were inaugurated up until 1933, when the Inauguration Day was moved to January 20.
Online chatter about March 4 from QAnon devotees, who believe that Mr Trump is working to take down a cabal of deep state politicians, has caused alarm among US security officials who fear it could lead to further violence.
Almost 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in the US capital until March 12, in part because of concerns of a repeat of the violent scenes that played out on January 6, according to Adam Smith, the chair of the House Armed Services Committee.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-conspiracy-trumps-march-4-221228353.html
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)bottomofthehill
(8,261 posts)There are already people complaining about the Guard, the Fence, the Overtime, the Police posture, but if it keeps another 1/6 insurrection it is all money well spent.
Omnipresent
(5,620 posts)The National Guard has plenty of bullets and body bags.