Though the reasoning and accusations are baseless with no real proof or explanation given to the public, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overruled the chief of the National Guard Bureau, ordering 2,280 troops to remain at the U.S. Capitol.
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, laid out in a memo his assessment that the National Guard cannot and should not be required to cater to the Capitol Police’s request, urging that the National Guard is already spread too thin amidst the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest and wildfires our country has seen, according to Fox News.
“Efforts to date have not secured enough volunteers among supporting states to meet the USCP request of 2,280 soldiers, nor Option B of 1000 soldiers,” the memo stated.
“I am concerned that the continued indefinite nature of this requirement may also impede our ability to man future missions as both adjutants general and guardsmen alike may be skeptical about committing to future endeavors,” it added.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that there is a “legitimate need” for the Guard to remain in Washington.
“They have a legitimate need,” Kirby said. “I’m not going to speak to a specific threat. And as I’ve been trying to say over the last few days, it’s not just about the threat environment in a highly polarized, hypercharged environment that we’re in right now. It is very much about a capacity assistance to the Capitol Police as they begin to flesh out and develop what they’re going to need long term to deal with a new reality on Capitol Hill.”
According to Fox News, the Department of Defense is considering issuing involuntary activation orders to keep the National Guard at the Capitol.
This consideration comes after Austin said he will extend the Guard presence until May.
For two months, the U.S. Capitol has looked like a complete war zone: razor wire fencing, thousands of troops circling the premises and increased police presence throughout the city.
Scenes from Washington, D.C. tonight. pic.twitter.com/eRICzT0Yy6
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) March 4, 2021
But, there is no proof of any credible threat.
Ultimately, it seems as though team-left is using the National Guard to instill fear and send a message to Americans: we are in charge now.
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“Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said that there is a “legitimate need” for the Guard to remain in Washington”. Yep, John Traitor Kirby, another “has been” from the Obama Administration. The communists in the Capitol are a threat to the American people. Kirby, probably doesn’t know what gender he is and he probably needs a safe space at night, with a gender neutral Barbie Doll! Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has called us “white supremacists” and indicated that we are a threat to the Capitol. Lloyd Austin is a threat to America and the American way of life, where “merit” should count, not the “diversity of the racist Lloyd Austin”!!!!!
TRUMP should have cleansed the DOD, of ALL OBAMA/Hillary holdovers… YET another think he buggered up on.
If there is no national security risk to public , then what authority does the federal department of homeland security have to rule over state NG and their commanders. Non that I know of
SINCE when have the demon-rats cared if they have the authority to do something or not?
Just another example of what’s coming to your town or one near you. We have an inkling of what’s coming with our retarded leaders but they are covering their hand quite well and only giving glimpses of future actions.
The way the govt, seems to be treating the military/natl guard, i can see them kicking things up to martial law soon..
DHS does not have authority over N G unless there is a nation threat to security
They need to send the National Guard to the border. Our border is more important than any of the goons in the fenced and barb wired Ivory Tower.
Hell, to me since “DEFENSE OF THE NATION” is a PRIME mission of our military, NOT just the guard, WE SHOULD DEPLOY full on military troops there.
NOT to welcome and hurrily process illegals through, like Biden is having DHS and border patrol do. BUT TO SECURE IT, so the illegals don’t come in!!
I was always told National Guard are State troops NOT Federal and thus serve at the pleasure of the Governor of the state they defend….from Federal tyranny.
“It is very much about a capacity assistance to the Capitol Police as they begin to flesh out and develop what they’re going to need long term to deal with a new reality on Capitol Hill.”
The new reality….The place is flippin’ deserted, mate! When you have four Capitol Cops for every representative you have plenty already. The capitol complex has more cops than many large cities including Denver.
These days, it seems they serve AT THE FEDS demand, screw the states..
Nothing has really happened in the last two months so there doesn’t seem to be a reason for them staying. HOWEVER, the way the Biden administration and Congress have been acting in such highhanded, irresponsible, and unresponsive manners in their nearly two months of control they may well be needed when the Democrat voters who sent them to Washington are fed up and feel betrayed. It is obvious they felt threatened right from the beginning but ramming through their agenda isn’t helping. They have angered unions, women, parents of school children, business owners with promises unkept or even done the opposite!
Typical fascist these dems
I wonder what would happen if the states the NG troops came from ordered them to come home…
I thought Florida’s governor did just that!
I believe Abbott in Texas recalled his troops, and IIRC, so did Utah.
PITY not enough states have done that.
Some of those states that still have their National Guard troops still there are run by dummycrats. It’s no wonder they would blindly comply. GOPUSA should focus on the re-enlistments rates after this mess. Wouldn’t be surprised to see record lows. When I was in the Army we were told to refer to the secretary of defense as the “Honorable —–.” John KIrby is the DIS-honorable secretary of NO defense. Everyone associated with senile Joe’s administration is DIS-honorable bull manure.
I certainly can easily see a MASSIVE reduction in the # of those NOT JUST RE-enlisting, but also a drop in the # of those FIRST TIMERS enlisting..
There’s no longer any current credibile threat at the Capitol except for a treasonous illegitimate President and his administration, Congress, SCOTUS and the deep state players. Time for the National Guard to arrest and remove them from office ASAP. The Secretary of Defense can go pound sand in the Sahara Desert.
I was thinking the Great Antarctic Desert….
They will ‘claim’ there is a threat, for AS LONG As they can get away with it…
The National Guard is NOT US Military unless called up in a “TIME OF WAR”.
dirty diapered politicians have no power or authority over the Guard.
The Governors of the affected States should CALL THEM HOME TODAY and force the dod to take them to court over it.
Thaty way we can find out IF there really is a ‘supreme court’….
Unfortunately, BASED ON the calls or NON-calls, the shunkheads on the scotus have already been doing, i FEAR That they would rule IN THE DOD’s favor and go tell the governors to go pound sand.
Not quite! There are LIMITED reasons and authorities to activate National Guard personnel. The way I interpret the facts, the President may issue a call-up of up to 200,000 personnel. I looked at the other 10USC reasons and none of the other methods, i.e. Activation by SecDef, apply. I really hope some smarter then me JAG smacks this twit with the USC. I don’t want to see armed soldiers enforcing civil law! I submit the following quote!
“There’s a reason you separate the military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.”
I doubt there’s any one in the JAG core, who has the spine to stand up to this twit.
Gen Austin is a Racist Stooge for Beijing Biden et al. There is a good reason senior officers, O6 and above must wait 7 years before taking a federal appointment.
He is the best anti recruiting tool the services ever had. Worse than the Viet Nam war. Reenactments will decline.
The only reason that ghe NG unit is in DC is that it is the DC National Guard. Other units had been recalled by their governors and Herr Austin has no authority over them without National emergency under Title 32. Reserve units are under Title 10 law but doesn’t perform riot duty as they’re not combat units, rather are combat service and suppory.
One big difference between the regular Army and Army reserve is that they are PAID by the federal government. National Guard troops are paid by their respective states. That does give the governors some power to recall the troops, like Texas and Florida did, but the problem with the remaining troops is that most of them came from dummycrat controlled states and those governors are nothing more then splineless brown nosers.
Secretary Austin made exactly the decision that his handlers wanted him to make. He’s just as much of a puppet as Grandpa Gropey is.
Don’t kid yourself-the O’biden admin would love to create an incident to use troops against the people,first they divide races then the police and military against the people -just like their heros in Nazi Germany and the U.S.S,R
They take an Oath to the Constitution, NOT to a bunch of PATHETICALLY IGNORANT SPOILED CHILDREN IN DIRTY DEPENDS.
One of the bammies first acts was to weed out the MILITARY LEADERSHIP and kept the politicized brass.
We’ve already seen exactly how little, that oath seems to matter..
An oath is only as binding as the person taking it is honorable! The military should have stepped in a long time ago and started making arrests. How many laws do the dimocraps have to break for them to be accountable??? As Ituser said below, “too many idiots are still sleeping” in this country!!
One thing this SecDef has yet to learn is that the word “NO” is in the Guard’s vocabulary. Guard Officers and NCO’s are not intimidated by political hacks! Under the right circumstances, the following an illegal or Unconstitutional order may result in this word being used to reply to that order!
PITY more of the guard, are not USING THAT WORD.
The same type of leaders that got this country involved in Viet Nam and refused to let the military win the war.
We are not nazi germany beware when the divided races come back together to restore our freedoms
Since I can’t figure who is piloting the ship of State, suggesting that Austin bring in the Army in lieu of the Guard might be what he/they are angling for, and therefore a colossal mistake. The States the Guard belong to should have welcomed them home months ago. I guess it is too much to hope that saner heads take control over the border chaos, the gimme pork-filled garbage in the supposed coronavirus aid package, the misuse of the Guard and bogus reasons they are there….not to mention the Beirut look the Democrats and Austin have given the Capital..
This ship of state reminds me of the Titanic. The only difference here is the crew of this ship is more concerned with seating and place settings. Keep the band playing, it will distract the passengers!
This is what a Police State Looks Like, Not In America !!!! Wake Up America, We Are In Very, Very Serious and Dire Danger From Within Washington, DC ( District Of Monumental Corruption and Growing Tyranny ) !!!!!
TOo many idiot,s are still sleeping..
They don’t care.. as long as they get that CHINA virus check! biden is a racist
We’ve been living under martial law for a year. The police state is already here. Most Americans are too stupid to figure it out. Now they’re implementing their tyranny by stealing our money and ruling by decree. Since when did an executive order have legal standing to overturn the law?
SINCE The courts became spinless shams..
The easiest thing to do is the states just call them back. I’m sure Whitmere and Newsom will continue to send troops.
He now General again and he like to be boss !!
So sorry, but the National Guard troops are under the authority of their respective States’ Governors – NOT the Federal Government!
If a Governor wishes to bring HIS troops home, there is NOTHING (zero, zip, nada) that the Federal Government has to say or do with it!
PERIOD!
This Defense Secretary is nothing more than a Democrat tool, a political hack.
Underneath that green uniform beats the heart of a Democrat FOOL. He’s a traitor to his country and to the Constitution. A self appointed weasel and petty tyrant. He’s certainly has no morals, no ethics or soul.
Time for an emergency hearing to make him prove there is a crisis and what his federal authority is to command state national guardsmen in a non emergency.
You can BET if they do, do that hearing, it will be BEHIND closed doors, and WE the people, let alone the media, won’t be privy to ‘what ever was said inside..
if they guaranteed to keep donkeys like pelosi and schumer as well as the usual list of conspirators locked in the capitol building till 2022
I would gladly contribute to a fund to hire armed guards to do that-after all criminals like them should not be allowed out of their cages
THEY CAN DO more damage to us, locked in the capital building. I SAY LOCK THEM AWAY where they CANNOT DO any damage.
Can’t we outfit the Biden brigade with grey uniforms and swastikas to complete the image the democrat party has aspired to?
This is why Senile Old Joe hired ” that guy who runs that building over there” to be Secretary Of Defense. He’s just another puppet, like Quid Pro Quo Joe, being controlled by the puppet master, Hussein Obummer. It’s all about “Control” people. The Marxist Communists are following their game plan to overthrow our once Free Country, and are on their way to making us The USSR of America.
When Lenin first took over Russia he did say they wouldn’t have to conquer the west, the west will be handed over to them. Years later Kruschev said the same thing at the UN.
Here’s hoping the fences, razor wire and NG troops remain in place if high schoolers are still taking Senior Trips to DC – it would make quite an impression on those future voters to see what one nefarious political party can achieve when they commit a fraud on the American citizens by stealing an election.
SINCE most schools STILL are yet to open, i doubt there’s any HS trips to DC in the future.
Biden and company are intent on weakening or destroying America by every means possible. This total waste of tax money is an added effort to bankrupt the nation on top of the recent 1.9 trillion spent foolishly on socialist purposes.
The move also diverts military personnel away from defending America but instead guarding the unworthy cowards inside the fence against an imaginary threat outside the fence.
Its obvious this jackass is a product of affirmative action. No nothing, do nothing political stooge with no integrity. Who put this race monger in charge? Is he an American or a Black Panther? I believe his/her/whatever black privilege is starting to show what a hack he/she/it is?
IT certainly makes me wonder, WHY THIS hack is in charge…