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Biden also told Hokanson to reach out if there was anything that he ever needed, Psaki said. Jill Biden visited Guard troops posted near the Capitol on Friday afternoon to thank them for their presence, and handed out chocolate chip cookies. The unfortunate incident with the Guard has raised enough questions that Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, called for answers. I understand and am glad that the Guard has been moved back inside; that s a good thing, Inhofe said in a statement. But they should never have been pushed out to begin with, so I want answers as to how this was allowed to happen. ....
House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York said on Friday that the snacks have been delivered for National Guard soldiers invited to use her office for breaks. ....
Conservative media outlets like Gateway Pundit decried this treatment of soldiers who had reportedly been removed from their original resting area in the Capitol cafeteria and into the nearby parking garage of the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center. These included soldiers from other states like Maryland. According to reports from The Washington Post, CNN, and Politico, who interviewed numerous soldiers in the Guard, hundreds of them were banished from Capitol premises and resting areas like a cafeteria in a Senate office building and told to go into a parking garage. No reason was given for their banishment. The cafeteria was used as a place for soldiers to rest in between guard shifts, eat meals, or do other work. ....
Images showing National Guard troops, who were sent to protect Washington, D.C., relegated to rest inside a parking garage sparked outrage.As of early Friday morning, 869 Maryland National Guard members were supporting the inauguration mission in Washington.Sources told 11 News that some of those Marylanders were among Guard members seen Thursday in photos, forced to take their mandated rest break on the floor of the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center parking garage.When asked how Marylanders ended up on the concrete, the D.C. National Guard told 11 News in a statement it wasn t their call: Capitol Police asked the troops to move their rest area. They were temporarily relocated (to the garage because it) has heat and restroom facilities. The incident sparked outrage among members of Congress, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who checked in Friday morning with troops on the floor of a building in the Capitol complex. Then, Schumer took to the floor of the U.S. S ....
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