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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNational Guard sets straight story about guardsmen in U.S. Capitol parking garage
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David Kozin
@davidkozin
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Jan 22, 2021
Replying to @BeauTFC
National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
National Guard sets straight story about guardsmen in U.S. Capitol parking garage
"The relocation of National Guardsmen within the U.S. Capitol building grounds has nothing to do with Congressman Keating reminding a soldier of the requirement to wear their mask," Maj. Gen. Gary...
wcvb.com
Beau of The Fifth Column
@BeauTFC
Bartbreit wouldn't print a false story!
David Kozin
@davidkozin
·
Jan 22, 2021
Replying to @BeauTFC
National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
National Guard sets straight story about guardsmen in U.S. Capitol parking garage
"The relocation of National Guardsmen within the U.S. Capitol building grounds has nothing to do with Congressman Keating reminding a soldier of the requirement to wear their mask," Maj. Gen. Gary...
wcvb.com
Beau of The Fifth Column
@BeauTFC
Bartbreit wouldn't print a false story!
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-national-guard-sets-straight-story-about-why-guardsmen-were-in-us-capitol-parking-garage/35293936#
WASHINGTON
Officials with the Massachusetts National Guard on Friday released a statement identifying and correcting falsehoods in a report that suggested a Massachusetts congressman was responsible for Guardsmen being sent to a parking garage.
Without mentioning the source of the report, the statement appears to reference an article published by the conservative Breitbart website on Thursday. The authors said a source told them Rep. William Keating had "complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building" and linked that to troops being "forced to evacuated the Capitol building grounds."
"It makes no sense and quite frankly could not be farther from the truth," Maj. Gen. Gary Keefe, the Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard said in a statement.
"The relocation of National Guardsmen within the U.S. Capitol building grounds has nothing to do with Congressman Keating reminding a soldier of the requirement to wear their mask," the general wrote.
The statement explains that Capitol building officials asked the Guardsmen to move their break area to a garage because the Senate was in session.
Keefe also said that photos of the Guardsmen in the garage have been taken out of context.
"What the stories failed to mention was that they were on a break, resting between shifts," Keefe said in his statement. "At the end of the duty day, soldiers returned to their hotel rooms."
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National Guard sets straight story about guardsmen in U.S. Capitol parking garage (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Jan 2021
OP
But, but, but they kept saying this is how ungrateful socialists abuse the troops
IronLionZion
Jan 2021
#5
BusyBeingBest
(8,054 posts)1. This whole story has devolved to a stupid nothingburger.
They're sleeping in hotels at night? I officially no longer care.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)2. I hate rightwing media
And all of its lies and misinformation
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)3. Wow, talk about journalistic failure.
The reporting on this story was completely screwed up.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)4. KnR
IronLionZion
(45,447 posts)5. But, but, but they kept saying this is how ungrateful socialists abuse the troops
they also claimed Jill Biden didn't give enough cookies for all of the troops