National Guard Forced to Evacuate Capitol Grounds After Alleged Mask Complaint by Democrat Congressman
Kristina Wong
21 Jan 20211

National Guard troops were forced to evacuate the Capitol building grounds on Thursday and hang out in parking garages, allegedly after a Democrat congressman complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building.

According to a source, Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) reported to the Capitol building authorities earlier in the day that a National Guardsman was seen in a Dunkin Donuts without a mask on.

After Keating commented out loud that masks were required to be worn at all times in a federal building, the National Guard member responded, “I appreciate my freedom,” according to the source.

National Guard commanders are now looking for the National Guard member, according to the source.

Breitbart News reviewed communications by National Guard officials regarding the situation with Keating.

Keating had just thanked members of the National Guard on Wednesday:

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Grateful for the opportunity today to thank some of the members of @TheNationsFirst deployed to DC from MA. Thank you to all the guardsmen and guardswomen (from all 54 guards) who have stepped away from family and work to protect the seat of our democracy. A job well done! pic.twitter.com/jEpd8SJ6NT

— Congressman Bill Keating (@USRepKeating) January 20, 2021

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Breitbart News reached out to Keating’s press secretary but did not receive a response.

Another source told Breitbart News that the situation is “being worked to fix it.”

Pictures of the conditions National Guardsmen were subjected to emerged on social media earlier on Thursday:

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And if you want to use the bathroom, well pic.twitter.com/YXLawaqA0Q
— Alex Horton (@AlexHortonTX) January 22, 2021

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Other members of Congress — Republicans and Democrats alike — have expressed outrage about the treatment of the National Guard and are demanding answers on what happened.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) tweeted that he brought pizza to the abandoned National Guard members and offered his office for them to sleep in. The tweet also included a video.
Twitter / @CawthornforNC

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I just visited the solders who have been abandoned & insulted by our leaders. I brought them pizza and told them that they can sleep in my office.

No soldier will ever, ever sleep on a garage floor in the US Capitol while I work in Congress

Our Troops deserve better. pic.twitter.com/4attFqhRRJ

— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) January 22, 2021

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tweeted late Thursday night that he has ordered the return of the Texas National Guard to the state.

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I have instructed General Norris to order the return of the Texas National Guard to our state. @TexasGuard

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 22, 2021

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More than 26,000 National Guard forces were deployed to Washington, DC, to assist federal law enforcement authorities protect the inauguration of Joe Biden as president.

In advance of the inauguration, thousands of forces were seen resting inside the Capitol.

Some members of Congress, including Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) — himself a member of the National Guard — treated them to pizza. Others, such as Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), gave them tours of the Capitol.

Now, a day after the inauguration, they are being relegated to parking garages.

Politico reported that the number of National Guard members forced to evacuate the Capitol was in the “thousands,” with one unit of 5,000 troops forced to rest in a parking garage without internet reception and with just one electrical outlet and one bathroom with two stalls.

“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage. We feel incredibly betrayed,” one Guardsman told Politico.

Separately, the National Guard announced Thursday in a press release that 15,000 National Guardsmen are being sent back home, from the m0re than 26,000 sent to D.C. for the inauguration. The remaining 10,600 are still on duty, with that number to eventually go down to about 7,000 near the end of the month.

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IMPEACH HIS FRAUDULENCY for pic.twitter.com/9tOVhCX7Pviolating the Geneva Convention

Nolte: Geneva Conventions Forbid Forcing Soldiers to Sleep In Parking Garager
John Nolte
22 Jan 20211,267
3:16

The Geneva Conventions expressly forbid forcing prisoners of war from sleeping on concrete, or in parking garages.

In other words, His Fraudulency Joe Biden, America’s feeble commander-in-chief, has already treated his own troops in a way that violates the Geneva Conventions. Technically, it’s not a violation because the Geneva Conventions directly relate to prisoners of war.

Nevertheless, His Fraudulency, after only two days in office, allowed his own troops to be treated worse than he would ever treat terrorists or America’s enemies.

Here’s how no less than the Biden suckups at the far-left Politico described what Commander-in-Chief Biden allowed to happen:

One unit, which had been resting in the Dirksen Senate Office building, was abruptly told to vacate the facility on Thursday, according to one Guardsman. The group was forced to rest in a nearby parking garage without internet reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom with two stalls for 5,000 troops, the person said. Temperatures in Washington were in the low 40s by nightfall.

“Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage. We feel incredibly betrayed,” the Guardsman said.

POLITICO obtained photos showing the Guard members packed together in the parking garage, sleeping on the ground.

American troops, our own guys!, sleeping on cold concrete in an underground garage with temperatures in the low 40s. One toilet per 2,500. All that car exhaust.

And here is the relevant portion of the Geneva Conventions Act of 1964:

The premises shall be fully protected from dampness, adequately heated and lighted, in particular between dusk and lights out. The sleeping quarters shall be sufficiently spacious and well ventilated, and the internees shall have suitable bedding and sufficient blankets, account being taken of the climate, and the age, sex, and state of health of the internees.

Let’s count the violations shall we?

Not adequately heated
Not well ventilated (exhaust fumes)
No suitable bedding
No sufficient blankest

That’s four right there.

The sad truth is that this chickenhawk draft dodger sees U.S. troops as nothing more than props.

There were no threats against His Fraudulency’s inauguration. There was no evidence of any threats whatsoever. Nevertheless, thousands of troops were still used as props to further Biden’s craven ambitions of portraying all Trump supporters as terrorists and ensuring there could be no peaceful protests against him.

Have you seen this video? Is His Fraudulency saying “Salute the Marines” instead of actually saluting the Marines…? I can’t quite make out what Biden’s saying, but imagine if it was Trump…

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Someone in Biden's earpiece told him to salute the marines, and Biden just repeated the words "salute the marines," because he is so used to just repeating what comes from his earpiece.

The marines were not saluted. pic.twitter.com/9tOVhCX7Pv

— HeyThatElephant (@ElElephantes) January 21, 2021

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Well, this is what happens to a great country when you send out tens of millions of unsolicited voting ballots….

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/...parking-garage/

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SCOOP: Trump has given permission for the troops to stay at Trump Hotel DC if any of them need, per advisor @OANN

— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 22, 2021

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