Doesn't sound like the DS is very panicked
Doesn't sound like the DS is very panicked
National Guard troops were forced to evacuate the Capitol building grounds on Thursday and hang out in parking garages, allegedly after a Democrat congressman complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building.
According to a source, Rep. Will Keating (D-MA) reported to the Capitol building authorities earlier in the day that a National Guardsman was seen in a Dunkin Donuts without a mask on.
After Keating commented out loud that masks were required to be worn at all times in a federal building, the National Guard member responded, “I appreciate my freedom,” according to the source.
National Guard commanders are now looking for the National Guard member, according to the source.
Breitbart News reviewed communications by National Guard officials regarding the situation with Keating.
Keating had just thanked members of the National Guard on Wednesday:
https://mobile.twitter.com/USRepKeating/status/1352014700524011520
Breitbart News reached out to Keating’s press secretary but did not hear back immediately.
Another source told Breitbart News that the situation is “being worked to fix it.”
Pictures of the conditions National Guardsmen were subjected to emerged on social media earlier on Thursday:
more ...
National Guard troops were forced to evacuate the Capitol building grounds on Thursday and hang out in parking garages, allegedly after a Democrat congressman complained about one National Guard member not wearing a mask at a cafe in the building.
According to a source, Rep. Will Keating (D-MA) reported to the Capitol building authorities earlier in the day that a National Guardsman was seen in a Dunkin Donuts without a mask on.
After Keating commented out loud that masks were required to be worn at all times in a federal building, the National Guard member responded, “I appreciate my freedom,” according to the source.
National Guard commanders are now looking for the National Guard member, according to the source.
Breitbart News reviewed communications by National Guard officials regarding the situation with Keating.
Keating had just thanked members of the National Guard on Wednesday:
https://mobile.twitter.com/USRepKeating/status/1352014700524011520
Breitbart News reached out to Keating’s press secretary but did not hear back immediately.
Another source told Breitbart News that the situation is “being worked to fix it.”
Pictures of the conditions National Guardsmen were subjected to emerged on social media earlier on Thursday:
more ...
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