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Black Lives Matter organizers warn supporters to stay away from Capitol and downtown around Inauguration. Author: Delia Goncalves Updated: 2:36 AM EST January 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — The images of armed National Guards soldiers in DC conjures up some painful memories for many of our black and brown neighbors.  “I literally had an anxiety attack,” said Nee Nee Taylor in a post on Instagram.   Taylor, a direct-action coordinator with Black Lives Matter DC, said encountering National Guard soldiers with rifles on her morning commute to work was overwhelming....

National Guard Troops from across the country are being deployed, and on Thursday members of the Florida National Guard were briefed before hitting the road for the nation's capital.

KNBN NewsCenter1 January 14, 2021 PIERRE, S.D. — Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard and Air Guard are being called up for a potential deployment to Washington, D.C. An unknown number of personnel are being assembled into a military task force, the purpose of which has not been disclosed at this time. Units statewide are being called, not any one specific company or battalion. Ian Fury, spokesperson for Governor Kristi Noem, did confirm that personnel were being called to service but could not answer questions regarding numbers, the authorized mission, or a potential depl...

UPDATE: President Trump also issued a video from the White House late Wednesday evening.  ***Original post*** President Donald Trump released a statement through the White House Wednesday calling for calm ahead of next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.  "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind. That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You," Trump said.  There are 15,000 National a Guard Troop...

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