You just seem to enjoy living in ignorance. Why?
This is why the National Guard didn’t respond to the attack on the Capitol
By
Meghann Myers and
Howard Altman
Jan 7, 2021
[...]
Simply put, the
National Guard only shows up to D.C. when they’ve been invited, and the Capitol Police did not extend that invitation until after the breach, according to a source with knowledge of the process, who was not authorized to speak about it on the record.
[...]
It was 3:36 p.m. when White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted that President Donald Trump had directed the activation of more troops. Technically, Pentagon spokesman
Jonathan Hoffman told reporters on Thursday, the president had given Miller the green light to call up National Guard days earlier.
The response to the siege on the Capitol was mired in red tape.
www.militarytimes.com
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