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by propelol 1985 days ago
What is the point of a national guard if they can't be used to defend the capitol?
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The DC National Guard, unique among all other guards, is under the command of the President. A state governor can call up that state's Guard, but the government of D.C. cannot.
They were requested by the DC Mayor and approved by the Pentagon for deployment yesterday by... But no idea where tf they are.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/muriel-bowser-dc...