Pentagon denies D.C. request for National Guard migrant help

The Associated Press ^ | August 5, 2022 | By LOLITA C. BALDOR

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon rejected a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in what the mayor has called a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants being bused to the city from two southern states.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to provide Guard personnel and the use of the D.C. Armory to assist with the reception of migrants into the city, according to U.S. defense officials. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday that the district may send an amended, “more specific” request, adding that she believes this is the first time a D.C. request for National Guard has been denied.

One official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a decision not yet made public, said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s food and shelter program has provided funding for the problem, and has indicated those funds are sufficient at this point.

On Friday, Bowser told reporters that the Pentagon appears to be concerned “about the open-ended nature of our request.” and that a more specific one would help.

“We want to continue to work with the Department of Defense so that they understand our operational needs and to assure that political considerations are not a part of their decision,” Bowser said, adding that she believes the ”crisis” will only worsen. “We need the National Guard. If we were a state, I would have already done it.”

[quikstrike98]

You Communists voted for this. You deal with it. Eat it.

[pfflier]

Some political “stunt” those unwoke governors sent you, eh bowser??

[MercyFlush]

Mayor Bowser didn’t want the National Guard when the “Capitol Insurrection” occurred and that was supposed to be the worst thing since the Civil War or when Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.

Why should the NG go to DC for illegal aliens that the Democrats want in this country anyway?

[Col Frank Slade]

ENJOY THE SUCK BOWSER

[G Larry]

Elite Leftists complain: "Hey! I thought the plan was to overload Conservative States with ILLEGAL voters!?!?"

"We Coastal Elitists weren't supposed to have any consequences from this destruction of National Sovereignty!!"

[DoughtyOne]

LOL

Now Washington, D. C. can get the full feel for how this has
seemed to border states, and even some cities far removed
from the border.

Connecticut was having trouble, and some of the states in the upper Midwest were also.

I still say, bus them to Martha’s Vineyard. Just swamp the
place.

[fretzer]

Send ALL of them there, dig a moat, fill with crocs.

[eyeamok]

Shouldn’t the headlin be more along the lines of:

Racist DC Mayor Denied Military Force to quell poor peaceful migrants???

[lee martell]

This is a surprise. Usually, whatever the privileged Dems
want the priviledged Dems get.
Watch Bowser either play the Race Card or the Woman Card.

[libertylover]

I’m glad, but surprised.

[Guenevere]

It’s a start

[JBW1949]

Mayor Bow-wow ain’t gonna get help against what her party allowed to happen....

[Carl Vehse]

Not "migrants," but illegal aliens and invaders. Don't expect the Pentagon Pansies (as Senator Ted Cruz referred to them) to protect the U.S.

[Svartalfiar]

Why should the NG go to DC for illegal aliens that the Democrats want in this country anyway?

DC has it's own Guard unit, and this is likely the guys she was trying to pull in. But as she's not a State/governor, I don;t think she has as much control over the DC Guard as real governors have over their States' Guards.