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The Pentagon has upped the number of National Guard members it wants present at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration by 4,000. CNN reports the Pentagon on Friday authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and around the country is bracing for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week. The DOD announced Tuesday that Guardsmen and women will be armed. Law enforcement is monitoring phones and other communications in an all-out effort to track individuals to ensure they do not travel to Washington.
Kenken_spotter/Shutterstock.com Delta Air Lines is preventing passengers traveling to DC from checking firearms onto flights starting Saturday. The measure, which will last through January 23, follows increased disturbances on airplanes since the deadly riot at the US Capitol. Delta Air Lines is prohibiting passengers from checking firearms en-route to Washington D.C.-area airports as a precautionary move ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, the company said Thursday. The new rule, which will take effect on Saturday and last through January 23, is part of a larger effort by to prevent more violence in the nation's capital after last week's deadly attempted insurrection at the US Capitol building.
Washington DC, Jan 13 (EFE / EPA) .- Washington Police Chief Robert Contee announced Wednesday that more than 20,000 National Guard members have been deployed ahead of and during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on January 20. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS)SHOT LIST: NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS DEPLOYED IN THE US CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON DC.
Washington (US), Jan 13 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Carlos Vilas).- Washington Police Chief Robert Contee announced Wednesday that 20,000 members of the National Guard would be deployed to protect the Capitol during the presidential inauguration on January 20. FOOTAGE OF NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS DEPLOYED TO PROTECT THE US CAPITOL.
Fireworks light up the sky over Washington DC, as Joe Biden's inauguration day comes to a close. Joe Biden took charge as the 46th President of the United States with an upbeat call to heal a nation torn by deep schisms as he immediately erased some of Donald Trump's most divisive policies. IMAGES
President-elect Joe Biden arrives on the balcony of the US Capitol ahead of his inauguration ceremony. IMAGES
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