DC is a cesspool of dirty politicians, thieves and subversive anti-American operatives(Communists).
There is absolutely NOTHING to protect in DC of any human value. I am all in favor to flatten the entire swamp.
When all government ...in little as in great things... shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power; it will render powerless the checks provided of one government on another, and will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we separated." -- Thomas Jefferson, 1821
But get our dedicated, patriotic NG troops out first. It would be an utter travesty for them to be killed or harmed.
As a symbolic jester China would likely love to take out our Capitol, with the inside help of treasonous leftists, which may not be there.
I’m not saying this will happen, but states should bring back their troops. They don’t need to be Kabuke players in leftist theater, either.