Miscommunication and confusion led to National Guard troops being pushed out of Capitol

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Last edited Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:08 AM - Edit history (2)

Source: CNN




Updated 8:04 PM ET, Fri January 22, 2021



Washington (CNN).................

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Guard members ended up having to spend several hours Thursday night resting on the concrete in the parking garage before the mistake was fixed and they were moved back to the Capitol.

The exact chain of events that led to the Guard members moving to the garage is unclear, and by Friday afternoon a series of conflicting explanations and finger pointing only added to the confusion about why the troops were given the impression they were no longer welcome in the Capitol even as their job of protecting it is ongoing.

The resulting confusion and finger-pointing was impressive even for Washington. The National Guard was quick to blame Capitol Police as the authority that directed their troops to vacate the premises Thursday night, but Capitol Police immediately and forcefully denied any involvement. By Friday afternoon, the two units had put out a joint statement seeking to resolve the conflict, but that missive still left unanswered the question of who gave the initial order to move.

According to one source with the Administrative Office of the Courts, an agency that occupies the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary building where the garage is located, it was the National Guard that decided to use the parking garage after being shown the facility on January 19. ......................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/politics/national-guard-garage-capitol-police-confusion/index.html

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crap. no masks nor social distancing [but hard to distance when packed into a garage!}.

I have seen the question asked if these troops had received the #Covid vaccine but I really not seen a answer. Anyone know?

Link to tweet

?s20
Photos show National Guard confined to parking garage

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Story caused a lot of outrage -- on both sides.

And diverted a lot of attention from the main story of why the National Guard was there in the first place — Dump’s insurrection.

[SheltieLover]

2. "Unclear" almost always means act of terrorism by repukes

This was no miscommunication or error.

Another slap in the face to US military & the country by those doing putin's bidding!

[Jay25]

9. Yeah, I was thinking something of the same.

Trump still has loyalists in different positions and there are republican traitors in Congress, Biden better not “leave no stone unturned” in seeking out Trump pawns and the damage they can do.

[mpcamb]

3. Somebody, somewhere issued an order. It's time to name names.

[riversedge]

4. Link fixed in OP and here..............

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/politics/national-guard-garage-capitol-police-confusion/index.html

[brewens]

5. At first I would have thought it made more sense to spread them out in a parking garage. That pic

doesn't make it look like they have much distance between them though. If they were sleeping on cots anyway, what's the difference? I assumed they would have heaters as well. If they don't, they should. I think we must have bought a shitload of them for our troops.

These guys are trained to dig holes to live in if need be in about any conditions. I kind of wonder if the troops thought that was a big deal? The real outrage should be the reason/s they are there in the first place. They should all have been at home or their regular jobs.

[Rebl2]

6. You know

when my husband was in the Air Force (early 70’s) he worked on b-52’s and said there were times that he had to sleep outdoors under those planes. So parking garage sounds pretty good except for nasty car fumes.

[BusyBeingBest]

8. Yeah, I feel a little bad for them, but my husband was in the Air Force too, spent

the equivalent of YEARS in tents all over the Middle East, 12 hour shifts in 120 degree heat, etc. I mean, come on. Getting a bit silly to hear their "harrowing tales" of the parking garage for 18 hours.

[dlk]

7. One of my customers from Taiwan has said, the government there provides free N95 masks to everyone

In addition, everyone there is provided a new, free supply of N95 masks every 2 weeks. Ramping up production, by any means necessary, is long overdue in the US. We have the means to do this and at the very minimum, National Guard troops should be issued masks, especially when they're guarding our capitol. Unfortunately, Republicans don't believe in our government succeeding with large endeavors, and have purposely failed in this simple task. They have cost the lives of an obscene number of Americans.

[SunSeeker]

11. N95 masks cost 25 cents each to make. But Trump refused to invoke the DPA to make them.

Biden just invoked the DPA to make PPE. Not sure if that includes N95 masks for everybody. It will be a while before that DPA order is implemented.

[dlk]

16. Biden will move heaven and earth to get production up & running

Thanks to Trump, our country is behind the 8-ball. However, I have every confidence we will get it done in record time.

[DENVERPOPS]

19. I am sure

that many corporations will be upset with Biden. Biden won't tolerate the massive amount of grifting that went on last spring.....

[Cozmo]

10. Give me a break, This was same "mis"communication that kept the Capitol unprotected on 1/6/21

[Politicub]

12. They should try waiting in line to vote in some precincts in Georgia.

Hours, indeed.

[DENVERPOPS]

13. they should have been put up in hotel rooms

at the expense of U.S. Taxpayers.......WITH room service...........
They provided an incredible service to our Country.......

[SunSeeker]

17. They ARE sleeping in hotel rooms. They were only using the garage as a break room.

WASHINGTON —
Officials with the Massachusetts National Guard on Friday released a statement identifying and correcting falsehoods in a report that suggested a Massachusetts congressman was responsible for Guardsmen being sent to a parking garage.

Without mentioning the source of the report, the statement appears to reference an article published by the conservative Breitbart website on Thursday. The authors said a source told them Rep. William Keating had "complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building" and linked that to troops being "forced to evacuated the Capitol building grounds."

"It makes no sense and quite frankly could not be farther from the truth," Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard said in a statement.

"The relocation of National Guardsmen within the U.S. Capitol building grounds has nothing to do with Congressman Keating reminding a soldier of the requirement to wear their mask," the general wrote.

The statement explains that Capitol building officials asked the Guardsmen to move their break area to a garage because the Senate was in session.

Keefe also said that photos of the Guardsmen in the garage have been taken out of context.

"What the stories failed to mention was that they were on a break, resting between shifts," Keefe said in his statement. "At the end of the duty day, soldiers returned to their hotel rooms."

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-national-guard-sets-straight-story-about-why-guardsmen-were-in-us-capitol-parking-garage/35293936

[DENVERPOPS]

20. Awesome SSeeker

That is great news.................thank you

[JohnnyRingo]

14. The bottom line here:

It was for a few hours and it was rectified.

No one had to sleep there and no one was hurt, unless of course if you count Sean Hannity who will call for impeachment Monday. After all, Trump would have given them rooms at his DC hotel for only a 70% mark up.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

15. Clearing up confusion: Nebraska National Guard said it was not forced to stay in D.C. parking garage

"We don't have any members of the Nebraska National Guard serving in D.C. who were asked or told to move out of one area and move to another," Maj. Scott Ingalsbe said.

Sgt. Jacob Anderbery said he and other guardsmen actually enjoyed the set up in the parking garage.

"It's really nice having room to put all your stuff and lay all your stuff out, and being a block in a half from where you're working," Anderbery said.


https://www.ketv.com/article/clearing-up-confusion-nebraska-national-guard-said-it-was-not-forced-to-stay-in-dc-parking-garage/35294539


NON STORY

[SunSeeker]

18. Yep. Breitbart was just trying to stir up shit with this story.

WASHINGTON —
Officials with the Massachusetts National Guard on Friday released a statement identifying and correcting falsehoods in a report that suggested a Massachusetts congressman was responsible for Guardsmen being sent to a parking garage.

Without mentioning the source of the report, the statement appears to reference an article published by the conservative Breitbart website on Thursday. The authors said a source told them Rep. William Keating had "complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building" and linked that to troops being "forced to evacuated the Capitol building grounds."

"It makes no sense and quite frankly could not be farther from the truth," Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard said in a statement.

"The relocation of National Guardsmen within the U.S. Capitol building grounds has nothing to do with Congressman Keating reminding a soldier of the requirement to wear their mask," the general wrote.

The statement explains that Capitol building officials asked the Guardsmen to move their break area to a garage because the Senate was in session.

Keefe also said that photos of the Guardsmen in the garage have been taken out of context.

"What the stories failed to mention was that they were on a break, resting between shifts," Keefe said in his statement. "At the end of the duty day, soldiers returned to their hotel rooms."

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-national-guard-sets-straight-story-about-why-guardsmen-were-in-us-capitol-parking-garage/35293936