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'We feel incredibly betrayed': Thousands of Guardsmen forced to vacate Capitol - POLITICO
Jan 22, 2021 1 min, 24 secs
Some National Guardsmen sleep on the ground of a parking garage near the U.S.

Capitol Police officials ordered them to vacate the facilities, sending them outdoors or to nearby parking garages after two weeks pulling security duty after the deadly riot on Jan.

The group was forced to rest in a nearby parking garage without internet reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom with two stalls for 5,000 troops, the person said.

All National Guard troops were told to vacate the Capitol and nearby congressional buildings on Thursday, and to set up mobile command centers outside or in nearby hotels, another Guardsman confirmed.

They were told to take their rest breaks during their 12-hour shifts outside and in parking garages, the person said.

A Guard source confirmed late Thursday night that all troops in the parking garages were ordered to return inside the Capitol.

In a statement, Capitol Police spokesperson Eva Malecki said the department recently asked that troops’ shifts be reduced from 12 hours to eight in order to allow for additional rest hours away from the Capitol complex.

The first Guardsman said it may have been due to a complaint that some troops were not wearing masks, but denied that was the case.

Capitol Police asked troops to move their rest area on Thursday, said Guard spokesperson Maj.

“As Congress is in session and increased foot traffic and business is being conducted, Capitol Police asked the troops to move their rest area,” Murphy said.

Guard leadership did not make the decision and are “doing their best to provide rest shelter for troops who are still on 12-hour shifts protecting the Capitol and congressional grounds,” the second Guardsman said

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