{"id":190709,"date":"2021-03-04T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T04:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=190709"},"modified":"2021-03-04T23:00:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T04:00:36","slug":"national-guard-presence-on-capitol-hill-sparks-bipartisan-calls-for-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-presence-on-capitol-hill-sparks-bipartisan-calls-for-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard presence on Capitol Hill sparks bipartisan calls for answers"},"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\">22<\/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-presence-on-capitol-hill-sparks-bipartisan-calls-for-answers%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=190709&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 id=\"attachment_2382004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the National Guard walks a security perimeter surrounding the US Capitol building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:40 PM PT \u2013 Thursday, March 4, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) is among several members of Congress who are demanding answers on increased security measures at the Capitol. What was supposed to be a temporary stay of National Guard troops and other reinforcements after January 6 seems to be more permanent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington DC has been under military occupation the entire time Biden has been in office<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neanderthal Scholar Poso (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1367625209075892226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republicans have called for the razor wire fencing and troop presence to come down if no credible and imminent threat of violence exists. Waltz said he has repeatedly requested the intelligence briefings that continually get cited, but are never shown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll I get back is, \u2018well, there is online chatter,&#8217;\u201d Waltz stated. \u201cBut there is no specific threat \u2014 that I am aware of that I have seen\u2026or any other member of Congress that I\u2019ve talked to has seen \u2014 that requires more soldiers than we have in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is how many people showed up to the Capitol today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QrvudChm5Y\">pic.twitter.com\/QrvudChm5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neanderthal Scholar Poso (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1367609430683115520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congressman Waltz said the troops are needed back in their states to help with COVID vaccine distribution and to be with their families. However, Democrat leadership said National Guard troops should stay as long as necessary while a review of Capitol security wraps up.<\/p>\n<p>At least one Democrat lawmaker and former CIA analyst Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) joined GOP calls for a congressional briefing on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one likes seeing the fortress-like security around the Capitol. And no one wants to again have a security problem in and around this symbolic place.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin\/status\/1367502939548442626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Waltz said this request is not unusual and is typically something that happens when certain criteria are met.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We all have the same goal: to get back to the point where Capitol Police is capable of protecting us without the Guard\u2019s help, and all parties feel confident we can protect the people\u2019s business.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elissa Slotkin (@RepSlotkin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSlotkin\/status\/1367502942849359884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf there is a threat that is so dire, again it requires a brigade of troops to defend our Capitol,\u201d Waltz noted. \u201cThen not only should lawmakers know about it, the American people should know about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the Pentagon does grant a 60-day extension for the National Guard past March 12, the expense will fall on taxpayers. Additionally, the Defense Department\u2019s estimated cost of $500 million to keep National Guard troops at the Capitol through mid-March would likely surge into the billions.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/dozens-of-attorneys-general-and-gop-lawmakers-oppose-h-r-1\/\">Dozens Of Attorneys General And GOP Lawmakers Oppose H.R.1<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the National Guard walks a security perimeter surrounding the US Capitol building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2021, in Washington, DC. 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