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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPelosi taps commander of D.C. Guard to become House sergeant-at-arms
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Speaker Pelosi has tapped the commander of the D.C. National Guard, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, to become the next House sergeant-at-arms, selecting the first African American for the post that is responsible for the chamber's safety.
Pelosi taps commander of D.C. Guard to become House sergeant-at-arms
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, a former top DEA official, would become the first African American to occupy the post tasked with overseeing the chambers security.
washingtonpost.com
10:35 AM · Mar 26, 2021
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Speaker Pelosi has tapped the commander of the D.C. National Guard, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, to become the next House sergeant-at-arms, selecting the first African American for the post that is responsible for the chamber's safety.
Pelosi taps commander of D.C. Guard to become House sergeant-at-arms
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, a former top DEA official, would become the first African American to occupy the post tasked with overseeing the chambers security.
washingtonpost.com
10:35 AM · Mar 26, 2021
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-riot-walker-national-guard/2021/03/26/acd08b20-8e47-11eb-aff6-4f720ca2d479_story.html
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has tapped the commander of the D.C. National Guard to become the next House sergeant-at-arms, selecting the first African American for the post that is responsible for the chambers safety, as Congress overhauls its security arrangements in the wake of the Capitol riot.
Pelosi asked Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, the commander of the D.C. Guard, to take the job in recent days, according to people familiar with the discussions. The previous occupant resigned in the wake of the insurrection on Jan. 6, which saw pro-Trump rioters storm the Capitol complex and threaten lawmakers in one of the nations biggest security failures since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Walker, a former special agent and top career official at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, as well as a longtime Guardsman, was leading the D.C. Guard during those events, and has criticized the Pentagons leadership in the days since for restricting his powers ahead of the event and taking too long to allow him to send available Guardsmen to the Capitol.
Top Defense Department officials have denied those accusations, saying they moved as quickly as possible, given that the Capitol Police, the force responsible for securing Congress, hadnt asked the military to prepare a backup force in advance.
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Pelosi taps commander of D.C. Guard to become House sergeant-at-arms (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2021
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bottomofthehill
(8,329 posts)1. Strong choice Military and Law Enforcement background
Military intel, strong ties to the DC Guard looks like a great pick.
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)2. NICE !!! Isn't he the guy who made sure it was known Mike Flynn's brother was preventing troops from
.... saving the capital from Trump terrorist?
Looks like he's a guy for the job
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. This has recently become a position of increased importance... nt