Posted on 01/22/2021 2:02:13 PM PST by grundle
Trump comes through for the troops, offers up Trump Hotel after banishment to parking garage
By Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
January 22, 2021
Following President Biden’s inauguration, 5,000 National Guard troops were moved to a parking garage to rest and sleep. This drew the outrage of several states when they saw their troops having to sleep on the garage floor. The troops have now been allowed back into the Capitol and former President Trump has offered them rooms at the Trump Hotel D.C.
The Guard will now reportedly be allowed to rest in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The change comes after thousands of National Guardsmen were moved to a parking garage after they were told they could no longer use space within the U.S. Capitol Complex, including areas such as the cafeteria of a Senate office building, as a rest area, multiple Guardsmen told CNN.
One Guardsman told Politico that on the day of the inauguration dozens of lawmakers had taken photos with them, shook their hands, and thanked them for their service. He added, “Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage. We feel incredibly betrayed.”
Enter former President Trump who has now offered his Trump Hotel D.C. to the National Guardsmen so they will have a comfortable place to stay and rest. Even after leaving office, he has not forgotten those who serve this nation. Many found the gesture to be very touching and selfless, not to mention patriotic.
The garage where the 5,000 troops were banished to had one restroom with two stalls. There was also only one power outlet. That doesn’t even address the cold concrete floor the troops were forced to sleep on in January while politicians nestled all comfy in their soft, warm beds.
The Guardsmen, who had been resting inside the Capitol between 12-hour shifts, were moved to a nearby parking garage where photos obtained by Politico and other outlets showed members crowded together on the ground. Some of them resting their heads against cement pillars.
Governor Abbott (R-TX) was furious when he saw the pictures. “I have instructed General Norris to order the return of the Texas National Guard to our state,” the Republican governor wrote on Twitter, referring to Major Gen. Tracy Norris of the Texas National Guard. He had already taken great offense to the fact that the Guard was being vetted over a possible “inside” attack during the Biden inauguration.
Even Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pretended outrage and tweeted about the parking garage reports, “If this is true, it’s outrageous. I will get to the bottom of this.”
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) visited the troops and tweeted that he brought them pizza. “No soldier will ever, ever sleep on a garage floor in the US Capitol while I work in Congress.”
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) also voiced her anger via Twitter, “This is absolutely unacceptable and despicable treatment of our brave and dedicated National Guard who answered the call to serve. We need to demand answers now and this needs to be fixed immediately.”
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, wrote, “Very upset by this story but I have been in touch with the Utah National Guard and they are taken care of. My staff and I are investigating what happened here and will continue working to fix this situation.”
A number of lawmakers offered their offices to the Guardsmen after hearing of the garage incident.
Politico reported the unit that had been using space in the Dirksen Senate Office building were asked to move to the garage by the Capitol Police.
CBS reporter Kris Van Cleave reported early Friday the National Guard said the troops are out of the garage and will take their breaks in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitors Center from now on.
“After significant outcry, it seems like there is movement right now to get Guard members back inside the Capitol, into the visitors center,” Politico reporter Natasha Bertrand, tweeted.
Politico reporter Lara Seligman said a Guard source told her “all units at the Thurgood Marshall parking garage are ordered to relocate to the CVC (Capitol Visitors Center) immediately.”
My question is are they accepting the offer or are they being denied the option by the junta?
Any Rat governor or GOPE governor not calling their guard people home, now, should be recalled as governors by the good people of their state.
Iowa, Florida and Texas are bringing their guard people home.
What is your state doing if your guardsmen are in DC?
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Dr Pepper Jill gave them two small baskets of cookies claiming National Guard is close to her heart because of Beau.
Throw some fireworks into the mix just to keep things lively.
The National Guard should’ve run through the U.S. Capitol on 1/20 like crap through a goose and rid our nation of criminal Stalinazi Satanist traitors and their cowardly comrades in both parties.
Same question
What is the current situation?
I was just going to post, I’ll bet their commanders refuse to allow these National Guards to accept Trumps offer.
They have become just as petty and myopic as Social Media CEOs.
As the Dem’s say “Nothing is too good for our troops.”
An open air parking garage, no heat, no cots, no potable water, 2 toilets, and one electrical outlet for 5,000 soldiers is dang close to “nothing.”
Of course, that horrible, greedy Trump came to the rescue and has opened his Trump Hotel in DC for housing our national guardsmen.
What an internet headline complete with the word just.
Nice. Visited a couple of years ago. The bar area is stunning. Chandeliers are magical.
Let’s see if CNN reports this. Guessing they won’t.
And now 200 of these troops have COVID-19. How does that happen in open air spaces? They have on masks! I’m thinking COVID-19 is airborne like anthrax.
I have been there only twice to eat. The food and the waitstaff are superb.
My sister tweeted that idea to Don, Jr., this morning. I wonder if that had anything to do with it.
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Welcome to Biden’s Banana Republic! Deplorables on the floor. Welcome Illegals! Please step over the Deplorables while collecting your tax free healthcare, food stamps etc., happily supplied to you by the Deplorables.
Why are they still there? Commander in Thief still scared?
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