[DonSurber] The real problem was having 5,000 troops guard the Capitol. My goodness, who were they protecting the building from? Klingons? Han Solo and a rebel army? The Rooskies?
This was Chairman Xiden's first outing as commander-in-chief. He blew it. His show of force turned into a farce.
But his wife sent them chocolate chip cookies, so that made everything fine again.
Over 150 National Guard at inauguration test positive for coronavirus
[Jpost] Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Joe
Foreign Policy Whiz KidBiden
...Candidate for president in 2020. When the stock market crashed, Franklin Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened.'...
's inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
, a U.S. official said on Friday.
The U.S. government imposed unprecedented security measures in the city following the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump
...the Nailer of NAFTA...
, including fences topped with razor wire and checkpoints manned by National Guard.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the number of National Guard troops who tested positive could rise but was still a small fraction of the more than 25,000 troops deployed in city over the past few days.
The National Guard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The military has said arrangements are being made for thousands of troops to return home, and that about 15,000 are expected to leave Washington within the next five to 10 days.
Some 7,000 National Guard personnel are expected to stay at least through the end of the month, officials have said. A smaller number of troops could stay longer.
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