Miscommunication and confusion led to National Guard troops being pushed out of Capitol [View all]

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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?

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Photos show National Guard confined to parking garage