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More than 2,000 remaining National Guard members are reportedly leaving DC 4 months after troops were deployed to secure the city

More than 20,000 National Guardsmen arrived in Washington, DC, after the January 6 insurrection and ahead of President Joe Biden's inauguration.

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I was in DC for the inauguration The overwhelming security state felt disturbingly similar to the worst parts of the post-9/11 response

I was in DC for the inauguration. The overwhelming security state felt disturbingly similar to the worst parts of the post-9/11 response. afisher@businessinsider.com (Anthony L. Fisher) © Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The National Guard is ramping up its presence in Washington, DC, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration following the Capitol siege on January 6. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Being in DC for the inauguration reminded me of the days immediately after 9/11. Americans were rightfully traumatized, but we almost immediately began surrendering our civil liberties in the name of security and counterterrorism. A military occupation in the nation s capital, and calls for sweeping new surveillance and law enforcement powers in the wake of the Capitol siege, make the parallels between now and 9/11 all too real.

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There will be more US troops in DC for Biden s inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism

There will be more US troops in DC for Biden s inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism insider@insider.com (John Haltiwanger) © Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The National Guard is ramping up its presence in Washington, DC, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration following the Capitol siege on January 6. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images In the wake of the Capitol siege on January 6, security is being ramped up in the nation s capital. There will be up to 25,000 National Guard troops in Washington, DC, for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next week. The US military footprint in DC for Biden s inauguration will be greater than the number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.

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