Maine National Guard sending troops to Washington
Gov. Janet Mills has authorized the deployment of as many as 200 men and women to the nation s capital as the military prepares for potential violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration.
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The Maine National Guard is sending up to 200 men and women to Washington, D.C., as military leaders prepare for another wave of potential violence led by right-wing extremists and supporters of President Trump seeking to disrupt the peaceful transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden.
Gov. Janet Mills authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to help support security measures that are being put in place to protect Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the days leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management.
Here s everything you need to know about what s happening, by state:
Massachusetts
Massachusetts announced Thursday that Gov. Charlie Baker has approved an order that will activate up to 500 National Guard personnel for deployment to Washington, D.C., to support the inaugural activities. They are expected to deploy in the coming days. We ve had and I would imagine this is true for many states we have had an ask from Washington to support a fairly significant request for guard personnel in our nation s capital and we re currently processing that, Baker had said Wednesday.
The governor said Massachusetts could have declined the request if it felt it needed the Guard members here at home. But he said the request was for an eminently manageable number so that ultimately wasn t necessary.
The governors of five of New England’s six states have said that they have received requests to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. for the.