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Thousands of National Guardsmen were forced to vacate congressional grounds today and are now taking their rest breaks outside and in nearby parking garages, after two weeks of sleepless nights protecting the nation’s capitalhttps://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220 …
“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage ...” one Guardsman said https://politi.co/3sJETEF pic.twitter.com/Q8lZzP7hHV
blame trump
This is typical mid-level officer action (O-4 and up), a.k.a. the military version of middle management, doing what poorly trained middle managers do: leave everyone hanging.
They were helpless actors in the elaborate publicity stunt of Pelosi.
Wow the Army sleeping outside or in tents. Who would have thought?
.....but they were ok to have photo ops with? PR shams?
@JoeBiden @WhiteHouse @VP @SpeakerPelosi @SenSchumer we need to fix this NOW. Our @USNationalGuard deserves better.
Why aren't they in hotel rooms? @MayorBowser --isn't there an arrangement for them to have rooms? It's the least we can do, right?
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