{"id":1188141,"date":"2022-01-04T17:34:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1188141"},"modified":"2022-01-04T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:35:02","slug":"ralph-northam-invokes-january-6th-to-explain-slow-response-to-freezing-stranded-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ralph-northam-invokes-january-6th-to-explain-slow-response-to-freezing-stranded-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ralph Northam Invokes January 6th To Explain Slow Response To Freezing, Stranded Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fralph-northam-invokes-january-6th-to-explain-slow-response-to-freezing-stranded-drivers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1188141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Virginia Governor Ralph Northam invoked the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill when he was asked Tuesday why it took so long to deploy the National Guard in an effort to assist stranded and freezing motorists caught in the snow and ice on I-95 in his state.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Valerio, who covers the White House, justice, and election security for CBS affiliate WUSA9, tweeted, \u201c4PM UPDATE \u2013 Virginia Gov. Northam just described the response to the January 6th Insurrection, saying it took a long time to deploy the National Guard, as a way of illustrating why his office says the Guard could not be deployed to I-95 on such short notice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">4PM UPDATE \u2013 Virginia Gov. Northam just described the response to the January 6th Insurrection, saying it took a long time to deploy the National Guard, as a way of illustrating why his office says the Guard could not be deployed to I-95 on such short notice <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wusa9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WUSA9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Valerio (@MikevWUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikevWUSA\/status\/1478473633467191301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikevWUSA\/status\/1478473078372024320\">Valerio added<\/a>, \u201c4PM UPDATE \u2013 Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/va-gov-ralph-northam-sending-national-guard-state-troopers-to-d-c\/\">Gov. Northam<\/a> says still, no injuries on I-95, as thousands are trapped. Says State Troopers are walking up and down offering food, medicine, to people in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reuters foreign policy correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/idreesali114\/status\/1478451985791791107\">Idrees Ali<\/a> appeared to contradict Northam\u2019s claim, however, noting that the disastrous road conditions had come up at Tuesday\u2019s Pentagon briefing \u2014 and no one there had been asked for help.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation on the I-95 is so bad, that it is (rightly) being asked about at the Pentagon briefing and whether the military has offered to help the situation. Pentagon says no request have been made for them to help,\u201d Ali said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBest I can tell, there have been thousands of VA motorists trapped in freezing conditions for 26+ hours, some of them surely children, seniors and people in need of food, medicine, water, etc. and Ralph Northam\u2026sent a tweet about it 7 hours ago,\u201d Rory Cooper added.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1478354927026061317\">Northam\u2019s statement<\/a>, which he tweeted early Tuesday, said as follows:<\/p>\n<p><em>My team has been working throughout the night alongside @VSPPIO, @VaDOT, and @VDEM&nbsp;to respond to the situation on I-95. State and local emergency personnel are continuing to clear downed trees, assist disabled vehicles, and re-route drivers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>An emergency message is going to all stranded drivers connecting them to support, and the state is working with localities to open warming shelters as needed. While sunlight is expected to help&nbsp;@VaDOT&nbsp;clear the road, all Virginians should continue to avoid 1-95.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Among those <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/blizzard-strands-senator-tim-kaine-hundreds-of-drivers-more-than-19-hours-on-highway-in-northern-virginia\/\">stranded<\/a> \u2014 for over 27 hours \u2014 was Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who was on his way to his office at the Capitol when he got stuck on the road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started my normal 2 hour drive to DC at 1pm yesterday. 19 hours later, I\u2019m still not near the Capitol. My office is in touch with @VaDOT&nbsp;to see how we can help other Virginians in this situation. Please stay safe everyone,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkaine\/status\/1478357477158756352\">Kaine tweeted<\/a> Tuesday morning, later following with an update saying that he had been on the road for 27 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Upon his arrival at the Capitol, Kaine shared his relief \u2014 and a photo \u2014 in another tweet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ok after 27 hours on the road from Richmond to DC, very happy to be back in the Capitol and working on voting rights legislation this afternoon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6XE45ZQUvq\">pic.twitter.com\/6XE45ZQUvq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Kaine (@timkaine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timkaine\/status\/1478476547552169987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Virginia Governor Ralph Northam invoked the January 6th riot on Capitol Hill when he was asked Tuesday why it took so long to deploy the National Guard in an effort to assist stranded and freezing motorists caught in the snow and ice on I-95 in his state. 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