{"id":128043,"date":"2021-02-13T22:38:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-14T03:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=128043"},"modified":"2021-02-13T22:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T03:42:34","slug":"national-guard-could-stay-in-d-c-at-least-through-fall-2021-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-could-stay-in-d-c-at-least-through-fall-2021-report\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard Could Stay In D.C. \u2018At Least Through Fall 2021\u2019: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fnational-guard-could-stay-in-d-c-at-least-through-fall-2021-report%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=128043&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1301992694.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The National Guard members who have been patrolling the sensitive areas on Capitol Hill since the riot last month might have to remain through most of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The National Security Council asked the Department of Defense to reach out to Capitol Police regarding how best to plan for National Guard presence after mid-March, according to an internal email obtained by local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5dc.com\/news\/national-guard-could-stay-in-dc-until-the-fall-source-reveals-to-fox-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox 5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The agencies are scheduled to meet to discuss the issues next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Our-Story\/Biographies\/Biography\/Article\/602762\/robert-g-salesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert G. Salesses<\/a>, who is the&nbsp;assistant secretary for homeland defense and global security, wrote in the email: \u201cIf it\u2019s not possible to sustain at the current level with [National Guard] personnel, we need to establish the number of [National Guard] personnel (DCNG and out-of-state) we can sustain for an extended period \u2013 at least through Fall 2021 \u2013 and understand additional options for providing [Department of Defense] support, to include use of reserve personnel, as well as active component.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Matt Murphy, a spokesman for the National Guard, told <a href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/21\/02\/13\/national-guard-troops-might-not-leave-d-c-until-the-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DCist<\/a> that the current plan is for guardsmen to support federal agencies through mid-March, as was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/thousands-national-guard-troops-remain-in-d-c-through-mid-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously reported<\/a>. \u201cWe are providing assistance such as security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies,\u201d Murphy added. \u201cThere are still approximately 6,000 personnel on duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cost of keeping the National Guard in Washington, D.C., until March is slated to cost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/lingering-national-guard-presence-in-d-c-costing-half-a-billion-dollars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">half a billion dollars<\/a>, according to reports. Of the approximately 26,000 National Guard soldiers who were present in the lead-up to President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration, numbers have&nbsp;decreased to around 7,000, with about 5,000 planning to remain until at least the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who is the District of Columbia\u2019s non-voting representative to Congress, fielded questions on Thursday from District residents regarding how long military presence and razor-topped fences will remain in their city. Straight answers were not forthcoming at the virtual town hall.<\/p>\n<p>Norton told DCist, however, that she preferred a lingering National Guard presence to the permanent installation of a fence around the Capitol and National Mall, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/officials-face-backlash-after-calling-for-permanent-fence-around-capitol-while-u-s-halts-border-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">been proposed<\/a> by the acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman. \u201cGiven what we are seeing or what the FBI and others are seeing in the chatter, I think that having human beings here as opposed to the proposal to put up permanent fencing is much to be desired,\u201d Norton said.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Capitol Police issued a vote of no confidence in Pittman and others among the force\u2019s top officials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/12\/politics\/capitol-police-no-confidence\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN reported<\/a> Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Some Republican lawmakers are unhappy with the continued presence of the National Guard in the capital, such as Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/national-guard-capitol-mission-complete-sen-tom-cotton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> in a Fox News op-ed: \u201cI sit on the Intelligence Committee, but I\u2019m aware of no specific, credible threat reporting \u2014 as distinguished from aspirational, uncoordinated bluster on the internet \u2014 that justifies this continued troop presence.&nbsp;<span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\">Thus, I believe the rest of these soldiers should also go home to their families and civilian jobs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowsers-petty-hypocritical-tyranny-must-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s Petty, Hypocritical Tyranny Must Stop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span>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<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Guard members who have been patrolling the sensitive areas on Capitol Hill since the riot last month might have to remain through most of 2021. 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