The people that called them in was the Department of Homeland Security, Congress, and the Department of the Interior. Reportedly, the Guard deployment was signed off by Vice President Pence, ordered by Acting Secretary of Defense Miller, and executed by Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy. Make no mistake, Trump controlled them since they were in DC and that's his jurisdiction.
The people that called them in was the Department of Homeland Security, Congress, and the Department of the Interior. Reportedly, the Guard deployment was signed off by Vice President Pence, ordered by Acting Secretary of Defense Miller, and executed by Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy. Make no mistake, Trump controlled them since they were in DC and that's his jurisdiction.
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