By Max Miesse
The bridges were closed, the storefronts were boarded up, and the streets were barricaded. Washington, D.C., had been turned into an urban fortress.
As more than 20,000 National Guardsmen flocked into the nation’s capital in preparation for Inauguration Day, the city was locked down in an unprecedented way, the troops part of the largest security presence at any inauguration in American history and the largest National Guard presence in any American city since the Civil War.
The official website of the inauguration ceremony for incoming President Joe Biden encouraged citizens to view the event online and at home, and Muriel Bowser, the Mayor of D.C., had put pressure on area hotels and Airbnbs not to host any guests in the days leading up to the ceremony.
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