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Washington Is Now Armed Camp: Sen. Ed Markey On Troops In DC

Some 500 MA National Guard troops took busses to D.C. for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration to help prepare for protests.

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Major General Gary Keefe of the Massachusetts National Guard says they are being sent to “protect both the structure and the congressmen and women.”
Major General Gary Keefe of the Massachusetts National Guard says they are being sent to “protect both the structure and the congressmen and women.” (WBZ)

BOSTON (CBS) – Members of the Massachusetts National Guard left out of Melrose on Saturday to head to Washington, D.C. for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that he would send 500 members of the National Guard to the U.S. Capitol building for any civil unrest that may occur. Sen. Ed Markey, who plans to attend the inauguration, says there is definitely a threat.

“Washington, D.C. is now an armed camp. And we thank the Massachusetts National Guard for going down to be a part of that,” said Markey.

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