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Republican Senator Tom Cotton says there is no specific, credible threat to the Capitol to justify National Guard being there and troops should go home
Republican Senator Tom Cotton there is justification for the continued military presence in Washington D.C. now that inauguration is done
[N]ow it s time, yes, to send home the troops, the retired Army Captain and member of the Intelligence Committee wrote in an op/ed Wednesday I m aware of no specific, credible threat reporting. that justifies this continued troop presence, the Arkansas senator wrote
His comments come as a group of 11 Republican representatives penned a letter demanding a briefing on any prevailing threats justifying a troop presence
Jan 19, 2021
Washington, D.C.’s We the Pizza, is doing their part to support members of the National Guard stationed at the Capitol for tomorrow’s inauguration.by delivering pizza! Apparently, Representatives Michael Waltz and Vicky Hartzler
requested the pies and so far, more than 700 have been delivered so far with an additional 300 expected per day as long as they’re there.
The best part? The troops
aren’t paying a thing. And if you want to get in on the give, the company has set up a form online where anyone can donate a pizza to the National Guard for $12. We the Pizza intends on matching every pie donated “We wanted to help, so we matched (the order),” explains deputy CEO Micheline Mendelsohn. “Then we realized we weren’t even sending nearly enough so we just started donating to troops.”
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Andrés, 51, shared a video to his Twitter feed, in which he said that he and his daughter Ines were picking up pizzas and delivering them to the National Guard and police, who were making sure everything is safe downtown in Washington, D.C.
Mendelsohn told
Today that a number of other businesses have also recently gotten involved with the efforts, including Buffalo and Bergen, CHIKO, The Duck & The Peach, Maketto, Ris, Pizzeria Paradiso and District Doughnuts. We ll be providing breakfast, lunch and dinner to the troops through next week so they have a variety, she told the outlet.
It’s hard to go wrong with pizza, which is what a few members of Congress opted for as a way to show their appreciation for the National Guard stationed at.