More than four months ago, the nation watched in disbelief as hundreds of Americans stormed the Capitol in an attempt to wreak havoc and overturn the results of the most recent presidential election Since January 6, dozens of people have been arrested and charged with a variety of crimes. President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have entered the White House and former President Donald Trump has moved down to Florida. Still, National Guard Troops have remained in place on Capitol Hill. However, that will soon change as well.
The National Guard has announced that will remove more than 2,100 troops from Washington, D.C. this week. A spokesperson for the Washington, D.C. National Guard hopes things can “return to normal” after months of confusion and chaos.
“The Capitol Police have not requested the Guard to stay past May 23. Once the mission concludes, D.C. National Guard will return to normal operations and the out-of-state Guard members will return to their home station,” Captain Chelsi B. Johnson told WUSA.
There have been conversations regarding permanent increased security across the Capitol, but nothing has come of those conversations yet. For now, the troops will head home to their respective areas.
