Of course they were told to stand down. There is no other explanation.
FALSE.
'They' were a ragtag mix of female DEI hires and a local sheriff and a few bottom of the barrel SS guys who were not used to working together and they were 'set up' to be the fall guys after Trump was dead. They were only expected to perform to the best of their abilities, and they did. It's just that their best, given the situation, was low on the scale . All one had to do was see the stomping head of the female crew come out yelling and trying to get the other females to stand at attention in a straight line.
It was like watching Bill Murray and cast in the movie STRIPES.