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Up to 20,000 National Guard members will be armed to provide inauguration security

By Abraham Mahshie
Published January 13, 2021 9:32pm ET
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Up to 20,000 National Guard members will be armed to provide inauguration security
John Neagle portrait of Joseph Winters, a Revolutionary War soldier who found himself alone and forgotten at the end of his life. His portrait and story is part of the Anderson House exhibition on American soldiers. | (Photo by Salena Zito)

The District of Columbia National Guard is ratcheting up its manpower by the day, with reportedly up to 20,000 members authorized in response to increasing concerns that armed protesters could descend on the capital in time for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

“National Guard members will be postured to meet the requirements of the supported civil authorities up to and including protective equipment and being armed,” Capt. Tinashe Machona, a spokesman for the D.C. Guard, told the Washington Examiner.

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