Hundreds Of Armed National Guard Troops In The Capital Building (Photo-Gallery)

Daily Mail: Fort Capitol: Incredible Congress scenes as hundreds of National Guard troops sleep with their rifles on stone floor as lawmakers step over them ahead of Biden inauguration 

 * The troops, who descended on DC in the wake of last week's MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as they slept on the floor of the Capitol on Wednesday morning 

 * Lawmakers entering the building walked by the sleeping troops as they lined the hallways 

 * The National Guard has been authorized to send a total of 15,000 troops to Washington to help safeguard the capital ahead of Biden's inauguration 

 * There are already 6,200 troops on the ground in DC. At least 10,000 will be in place by Saturday and the remaining 5,000 on standby 

 * The troops, thousands of police officers and layers of eight -foot anti-climb steel fencing are among the reinforcements being used to fortify DC a week out from the inauguration 

 * The Secret Service will take control of inauguration security preparations from today and road closures are now in effect across parts the downtown Washington DC area until after the inauguration 

 * Security experts have said chatter among extremists and Trump supporters on social media about holding armed marches and threatening violence in DC and other cities has surged in recent days 

Hundreds of National Guard troops are sleeping on the stone floor of the US Capitol as security intensifies in Washington DC and the capital goes into lockdown a week out from Joe Biden's inauguration. 

The troops, who descended on DC in the wake of last week's MAGA mob riots, were spotted cradling their weapons as they slept on the floor of the Capitol on Wednesday morning.

Lawmakers entering the building walked by the sleeping troops as they lined the hallways. It is reportedly the first time troops have set up camp in the Capitol since the Civil War. 

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WNU Editor: I always love pointing out how the media narrative changes when it suits them. When unarmed National Guard forces were deployed to protect the White House during last year's riots .... condemnation and outrage from the talking heads. Today .... with armed National Guard troops in the Capital Building nothing but praise and support.