With just days until the inauguration next Wednesday, and in the wake of last Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol, security around the nation’s capital city has been ramped up to a level not seen in years.
Some are calling it “fortress Washington.”
The 7-foot non-scalable fencing around the Capitol has been topped with razor wire, and behind it, hundreds of armed National Guardsmen.
On Thursday evening, Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to the Guardsmen now protecting the building, thanking them for “stepping forward for your country.”
“It’s been my great honor to serve as your vice president, and I want to thank you for your service,” Pence said.
Preliminary plans called for the National Mall to be closed to the public on Inauguration Day for security reasons and streets were blocked off with concrete barriers throughout the city to protect against potential violence.
Businesses were boarded up as well.
A Department of Defense official confirmed to ABC News that as many as 20,000 National Guardsmen have been authorized to provide security for next week’s ceremony.
That number was upped after additional requests from the Secret Service, FBI and U.S. Capitol Police.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a news conference Wednesday that she has reiterated her request to the Department of the Interior to cancel or refuse public gathering permits from now through Jan. 14.
After the assault on the Capitol, Bowser requested the heightened security posture to begin six days earlier than originally scheduled amid threats of violent protests.
you know , cant stand any of the players in this fake government , yet this thought bugs me
If you need over 30,000 troops to protect you from the people , Chances are , you didnt get elected by the people
time to expose it all
Bingo!
Or something more sinister is coming, like an assassination on Biden’s life in order to install Kamehameha Harris as the new first female president like they’ve been wanting to do for years now.