Post Reports: Four Hours of Insurrection
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The Capitol Police's Chief Sund Is Concerned About the Size of the MAGA Protest
Capitol Police Chief Sund is concerned about the size of a Make America Great Again protest. He asks his bosses if he can activate the National Guard, put them on emergency standby just so that they are at the ready in case there is something that develops. The Sargents at Arms for the Senate and the House tell him not to do it; their bosses are the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader. There was concern from his bosses about the optics of soldiers standing on the Capitol grounds or with the Capitol in the backdrop.
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