A small number of National Guard troops are still resting in parking garages in the U.S. Capitol complex following Thursday evening’s controversy, and many had been resting in the parking garages for days before.
On Thursday evening, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressed outrage over thousands of troops abruptly being told to leave an indoor area in the Capitol and go to a parking garage, with some Republicans and conservatives blaming Democratic leadership or President Biden for forcing troops to sleep in a parking garage.
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