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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,170 posts)
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:19 PM Jan 2021

Biden apologizes to National Guard chief after 5,000 soldiers had to reportedly sleep in a DC

parking garage with only one bathroom

President Joe Biden has called the chief of the National Guard Bureau to apologize after images circulated online of troops sleeping in a parking garage.

Biden also asked what could be done to help these National Guard members, the BBC reported.

Following the Capitol insurrection on January 6, roughly 25,000 troops were deployed to Washington DC to bolster Biden's inauguration security.

During breaks between shifts, these troops were previously finding locations inside the Capitol complex to sleep.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-apologizes-to-national-guard-chief-after-5000-soldiers-had-to-reportedly-sleep-in-a-dc-parking-garage-with-only-one-bathroom/ar-BB1d1wkb?li=BBnb7Kz

If Trump were still in office instead of apologizing he'd be trying to find someone to scapegoat the problem.
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Biden apologizes to National Guard chief after 5,000 soldiers had to reportedly sleep in a DC (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 OP
Because Biden has empathy.and kindness in his heart. Lunabell Jan 2021 #1
Who gave the order for them to move to a parking garage? SMC22307 Jan 2021 #2
Capitol Police was posted yesterday WA-03 Democrat Jan 2021 #3
Yeah, I heard that the CP said they didn't need the Guard in certain areas... SMC22307 Jan 2021 #4

Lunabell

(6,105 posts)
1. Because Biden has empathy.and kindness in his heart.
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:26 PM
Jan 2021

Trump is missing these key components to making a decent human being. And it wasn't even Joe's fault!!

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
2. Who gave the order for them to move to a parking garage?
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:31 PM
Jan 2021

Did the Capitol Police tell them to sleep there? Or someone within the Guard?

WA-03 Democrat

(3,054 posts)
3. Capitol Police was posted yesterday
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:38 PM
Jan 2021

Sen. Duckworth’s tweet said she call the CP and they agreed to help the NG out.

I don’t think or hope that we will hear a Command in Chief say “I am not responsible” soon.

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
4. Yeah, I heard that the CP said they didn't need the Guard in certain areas...
Sat Jan 23, 2021, 02:49 PM
Jan 2021

but I was wondering, who, specifically, directed them to a parking garage. I guess that's something we'll never know.

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