Jan 19, 2021
Riot shields are stacked at the ready as National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) Twelve U.S. Army National Guard members have been removed from the presidential inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or posted extremist views online, according to two U.S. officials. There was no threat to President-elect Joe Biden, they said.
The officials, a senior intelligence official and an Army official briefed on the matter, did not say which fringe group the Guard members belonged to or what unit they served in. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
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Biden delivers emotional tribute to son Beau. Video / Joe Biden
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By: Bill Barrow and Aamer Madhani
US President-elect Joe Biden has made a sober entrance to the nation s capital after delivering an emotional speech in his home state that paid tribute to his late son Beau.
Biden cried as he told a crowd of supporters in Wilmington, Delaware: Excuse the emotion . but when I die, Delaware will be written in my heart. And the hearts of all the Bidens .