President Joe Biden’s Pentagon has again rejected a request from Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) to activate the National Guard to help with an influx of illegal immigration.
DeSantis refused to deploy the Florida National Guard in response to a request from the D.C. National Guard for help with a trucker convoy.
Washingont, DC National Guard members have received an order to be prepared to occupy various locations in the district ahead of a trucker convoy.
The D.C. National Guard is activating 250 members to support local law enforcement “in response to potential First Amendment demonstrations.”
McCarthy has authorized the arming of National Guardsmen in support of the U.S. Capitol Police, the D.C. National Guard announced Wednesday.
An investigation into how the D.C. National Guard used a helicopter found that there was a “lack of clear guidance to the aircrews.”
