National Guard Presence in DC Hasn’t Been Requested Past March: Defense Secretary

National Guard Presence in DC Hasn’t Been Requested Past March: Defense Secretary
Members of the National Guard patrol at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 9, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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No agencies or officials have requested National Guard troops remain in Washington past mid-March, the Pentagon’s leader said Friday.

“Right now in terms of our expected stay, it is March 12th. We don’t have an additional requirement or requests from a federal agency to provide them support, so that’s our focus right now,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters in Washington at a briefing.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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