Cap Pol ask DC Nat Guard for assistance ahead of possible trucker protest

Source: The Hill | February 22, 2022 | Ellen Mitchell

Capitol Police ask DC National Guard for assistance ahead of possible trucker protest

Washington, D.C., law enforcement agencies have asked the Pentagon for assistance ahead of President Biden’s first State of the Union address next week, an event expected to coincide with truck convoy protests.

The U.S. Capitol Police and the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency asked for D.C. National Guard personnel “to provide support at traffic control points in and around the District to help … address potential challenges stemming from possible disruptions at key traffic arteries,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said in a statement Tuesday.

Kirby said the Defense Department is “analyzing” the requests but “no decisions have been made yet” on whether to approve them.  

Military Times was the first to report on the requests, with National Guard troops notified of a potential activation between Feb. 22 and March 7 or later, according to internal directives obtained by the outlet. 

The guardsmen, if activated, would provide vehicles and personnel at “43 critical blocking positions 24/7,” Military Times reported. 

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If the troops are activated, this would be one of the first uses of a new law meant make it easier for U.S. Capitol Police to request emergency assistance from the National Guard. The law was put into effect following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. 

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