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Last month, a motorist rammed his car into Capitol Police, killing one officer and forcing the Capitol complex to go into lockdown.
In March, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overruled the chief of the National Guard Bureau, who had written a memo expressing concern with keeping some 2,000+ troops stationed at the Capitol.
Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said in a memo the National Guard should not fulfill Capitol Police’s request to keep the officers at the Capitol, making the case that the National Guard is already overstretched due to coronavirus constraints, civil disturbances and wildfires.
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“I am concerned that the continued indefinite nature of this requirement may also impede our ability to man future missions as both adjutants general and guardsmen alike may be skeptical about committing to future endeavors,” the memo also said.
