Thousands of National Guardsmen were “banished” to a cramped parking garage after being abruptly forced to leave parts of the US Capitol grounds Thursday, according to reports.
Officers were told they could no longer access areas of the US Capitol Complex — including a Senate office cafeteria previously used as a rest area — after tirelessly protecting the nation’s capital in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration, according to Politico.
“We honestly just feel betrayed,” one Guardsman told the outlet. “After everything went seamlessly, we were deemed useless and banished to a corner of a parking garage.”
One unit of 5,000 officers — enlisted after the deadly US Capitol breach earlier this month — was forced to take breaks in a nearby garage with no internet reception, a single electrical outlet and only two bathroom stalls, the report said.
“We feel incredibly betrayed,” a Guardsman said. “Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage.”
Roughly 25,000 National Guard troops were called to Washington, DC, from all 50 states to protect the city during President Biden’s inauguration due to heightened security concerns following the deadly US Capitol siege on Jan. 6, which claimed the lives of five people.
Many of those troops had been using a café in the Dirksen Senate Office Building as a spot to relax on breaks and connect to the internet, only to be ordered to vacate the Capitol and nearby congressional buildings on Thursday afternoon, officers told the outlet.
The National Guard Bureau said the troops had been temporarily relocated because Congress is in session.
“The National Guard continues to assist and support the U.S. Capitol Police. As Congress is in session and increased foot traffic and business is being conducted, Capitol Police asked the troops to move their rest area,” the National Guard Bureau said in a statement. “They were temporarily relocated to the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center garage with heat and restroom facilities. We remain an agile and flexible force to provide for the safety and security of the Capitol and its surrounding areas.”
But the incident sparked outrage among some lawmakers, who vowed to find the troops a way to stay inside the Capitol building.
“My office is available; the Guard is welcome to it. There is plenty of space in the US Capitol for the men and women keeping us safe,” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) tweeted Thursday night.
A National Guard spokesman later told a Fox News reporter that troops will likely be movedto the Capitol Visitors Center amid outrage over the garage situation.
Troops have been reportedly moved to Capitol Visitors Center as of this morning.
Credit: NY Post
Tossed aside like every other political football this past year
Biden. Making leaps and bounds already huh???
Bob Shields Trump was still President when they were dispatched to the Capitol! Not Biden!
Joan Marie Trump isn’t president anymore. What’s your point?
Joan Marie read the article, once they arrived they were banished to the garage, trump had nothing to do with this.
Al Hill don’t attack her “feelings”. Lol
Bob Shields I’ll try not to next time.????
Bob Shields what the heck! Who is talking about cages? This was about soldiers in the Capitol garages. Stay on track here Bob!
Bob Shields mansplaining much!
Joan Marie hahahaha.
Joan Marie your little words are soooo cute.
Joan Marie so you womansplane and that’s ok. Double standard much? Easy boomer. See. I can use cute words too
So call them in to protect your ass… then throw them out cause you don’t need them. Real nice!! ????????????. Thank you Guardsmen. ????????
Welcome to Bidens America.
Robert Hunyor trump was president when this happened.
Trumps not president so you can’t use that like people always said Obama’s not president any more
Biden’s America: calling national guards in because DonJohn supporters want to rush the capital. Smh
Kristy McDonnell Rayment really? Biden called them in to protect him (shocker. Nothing happened) then to thank them they get to sleep in a parking garage. Awesome. Can’t wait to see how many other amazing things are going to happen under this administration. I mean he’s already cost over 50k American jobs and pissed off Canada. Like how do you piss off Canada lol.
Kristy McDonnell Rayment nope.
Such respect for the people that’ll die to protect Americans. Sick
So Disgusting!!!! Not the way anyone should be treated especially our brave servicemembers and not to be shown any gratitude for protecting our Capitol and our Constitution these last two weeks is simply uncalled for. ????
So sad:(
2 days in and already you can see it is going to be a disaster – I pray I am wrong
Hopefully they will tell their stories
It was heated, enclosed, and had multiple bathroom. What do they expect, the Hilton?
Are you f’ing serious?
Joan Marie
Yes, they’re in the military. They are taught to rough it. I don’t hear anyone from the service complaining. They understand the sacrifices and varied condition they could find themselves serving in. During Sandy, they slept on a gymnasium floor for weeks.
Joan Marie from a soldiers Snapchat. Yes they are pissed!!! And you’re a special kind of POS
Joan Marie they’re not in a war zone or disaster area. There’s no excuse for this bs.
Joan Marie your fucked up!
Joan Marie you are the reason people don’t like people. They have slept on the floor of federal buildings for just about a week now, only to be cast to a cold floor outside in the winter after they did their job with no issues. These men make about 35 cents an hour if you do the math. They deserve a warm place to sleep at night at the very least.
As a military mom, I take great offense to your comment.
Joan Marie You’re so right nothing screams “ I respect the military” then them sleeping on a concrete floor in a parking garage. Don’t worry though because it’s heated and they have access to multiple bathrooms. GTFO. ✌????
Cristine Schrantz Porter exactly! Fumes from cars and I heard one or very few bathroom(s). All for their “show”. Gross!
Joan – gymnasium is better than a garage! There’s a locker room with facilities for them, a cafeteria to eat food in. The new administration is anti-armed forces. The armed forces flags were removed from the Oval Office in less than 24 hours.
Joan Marie as someone who personally served in the military, I’m 100% with you on this. Especially for thousands of troops. This is like SOP.
This story is nothing press-worthy from a military perspective and literally exists to rouse the emotions of people who don’t really know any better.
Joan Marie I read one bathroom, it’s a f’n parking garage!
Shannon Gonzalez thank your child for their service snd God bless and keep them safe
Joan Marie you are a special kind of stupid! I’m sure your a Biden fan as well! These men and women deserve better!
God bless America and our troops! ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Joan Marie you’re a f**cking LOON!!!
These are the men snd women who sacrifice their lives for us….they deserve better
Joan Marie why not the Hilton? They deserve better than this
Joan Marie you’re a real piece of shit. How about you go live in a basement/ garage. These people deserve better.. you are the problem.
Joan Marie Uhh, I do hear people in the service complaining. When you REQUEST their presence you treat them with respect and dignity. This isn’t war, and and they are animals ????
Jo Anne Hall they had 2 port o potties .. that was just on the MSM news
Justin Schultz
I’m sure you voted for Biden ????
Joan Marie next time you stay in a parking garage…
Joan Marie they should have pulled you out of your comfortable house to go protect those cowards.
This is truly disgusting. Trump would never have done this.
Laura Monica Trump is the cause of this
Angelica Aleman-Taboada for crying out loud. Democrats are insufferable.
Angelica Aleman-Taboada Trump never would have treated the troops like this.
Banish the politicians to the garage!
What are they scared of ?
WTF!!! ???????????? Trump would NEVER let this happen!!!
Jennifer Gorka it was his decision
It’s his fault they are there
I wish they all would of just left he doesn’t respect our military anyway so why stand for the scumbag let alone protect him…for all you who voted for this scumbag your the reason our country is going to go right to the shitter within a couple months!! Hope your happy with communism!
Casey Reilley you really drank all the kool aid like a good sheep
Casey Reilley you said it
Jeff Bacon and you ate the ???????????? he fed to you and all the other aholes that voted for this clown
Jackie Keller Wurdemann ????
???????????? triggered little sheeple, and I didn’t vote for Biden but that really doesn’t matter for someone as low mentally functioning as you
Casey Reilley why were they there in the first place? ???? maybe because Trump didn’t concede way back on November 7th but instead suckered you people into his lies and incited an insurrection?
Carole Jacobsen Dowd I’ve heard multiple stories of why they are there not sure what to believe so much bullshit going around these days!
Casey Reilley wow ????
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-guard-members-allowed-back-into-capitol/
Rich Storcks I wonder who made the call to cast them out in the first place.
BULLSHIT!!!! Day 1 and this is how they treat our military?!!!! They think the last 4 years were so bad ????????????????
This is so sad ☹️
thewatergatehotel.com
These are the men and women who protect us and our Country. They deserve to be treated with the up most respect. Shame on this administration ????. God Bless and Thank you for your service.
Hope they were actually moved to the visitors center as stated….at the end of the article…
What a total disrespectful way to treat the troops…
There is no Loyalty with Biden.
Despicable
Welcome to Biden’s America!
Sleeping under the stars is far preferable to a parking garage.
Sean P. Cox at 20 some degrees ill take a comfy floor with heat and restrooms for breaks lol
I’m not sure you understand how such a thing would work. “A comfy floor” with oil and other hazardous material all over it is not a safe option. They would live better outside than in an indoor parking garage.
President Trump would never allowed this. He thought highly of the military
Denise Lynch Hammerstone really? I thought they were all suckers according to him. As long as u don’t get captured line McCain
Denise Lynch Hammerstone Did you really forget so easily that they are there BECAUSE of Trump???
Denise Lynch Hammerstone the only reason they are there is because of Trump and his cult.
Alexandra Jay oh ok
Denise Lynch Hammerstone Killer educated comeback! These people are clueless.
#FUCKBIDEN
#FUCKYOUFORVOTINGFORHIM
Joe Gugger hmm meanwhile Trump calls members of the military “suckers” and they are only there due to trumps insanity…
Alexandra Jay I’d like to see the transcript as proof he said that, not a cnn “anonymous” source. Even people who didn’t like trump said he never said that.
Al Hill https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/615997/
Oh that’s right. Everything is fake news to your tiny pea brains. My bad.
Alexandra Jay aren’t you a gem, your article is an opinion piece, not one of those “multiple sources” was brave enough to put their name on the report, as for my pea brain, thanks it gives me a head start on you, I have some to spare to give to you to make it an even fight. LMK. Have a great day????
They wouldn’t be there if Trump wasn’t such a scumbag.
Christopher Popeye Nichols wow someone with some sense!!
Oh please, that was almost immediately reversed. This is old news already
Laura Miller It was reversed this morning ????
Update in post
Ocean County Scanner News so you mean, it was updated before you chose to share this 20 minutes ago?
Laura Miller The full story is in the post – did you read it ????♀️
Ocean County Scanner News yes I read it. It was posted at 9:19. After they had already reversed it. So this article was sensationally posted, with a tiny “update” at the end, after the updated info had come out. That’s ridiculous.
Ocean County Scanner News I could understand an article stating that they had been banned from certain areas, but that ban had been lifted waaaaay earlier in the article, than a tiny sentence at the end. This wasn’t updated after the rule had changed. It was written after, with an appearance of an update
Laura Miller Sorry you feel that way – Have a great day ????
All the hotels were empty … and they are left to sleep in a cold garage … disrespectful beyond words
People who are disgusted clearly have never served. We sleep in a lot worse conditions than these. Those guys have a roof over their head, electricity, and plenty of space for activities.
Adam Delorey that is NG, they may be feeling different that AD would have felt ????
Disgusting to treat them like this.
Wendy Lee since it was capital pd doing it
Scott A Barnes exactly
They did what the left wanted and now they toss them aside when the threat is over, disgusting, Where is sleepy JOE? I guess he is too busy signing his EX orders killing jobs, raising taxes to know what’s going on. Desantis called his guys home to Florida.
Tim Reid Texas has just recalled their Guardsmen as well
you guys are blaming Biden when it was Capitol Police. ????♂️ Do some research
Frank Backle that’s like actual work to some in here
Frank Backle https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220
Tim Reid Yea, Capitol Police sent them there, and both parties have senators outraged over this.
Frank Backle
Anyone who thinks this is okay needs a shrink…2 bathrooms, one outlet, 5,000 troops in a garage during a pandemic
.really?
This is unbelievable, but supposedly it’s what you voted for
Donna Santaita https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/national-guard-members-allowed-back-into-capitol/
O no a dry place to sleep ????
I am just curious as to why Ocean County Scanner News has neglected to during the 4 years of Trump’s presidency report every time Trump did something despicable? I thought this was a non-biased site but apparently I was wrong.
Cheyenne Maldonado Absolutely agree. Seems like others have forgotten that the only reason the National Guard is there is because our former president incited an angry mob to attack the Capitol.
so this is how our military are treated and will get treated. I also heard that Biden took out of the Oval office on day one all the military flags. They needed our military for what? nothing happened, it was a show of force against us and to protect the elite not you or me. My husband spent 22 years in the military and I’m offended by these actions by our government.
The “New Administration” is afraid they are going to arrest them! And, they should be. Be ready troops!
Vicki Hayes You are delusional.
Alexandra Jay yep
Vicki Hayes ????????????????
Vicki Hayes time for your meds
The situation has already been resolved, not like the situation the Orange Turd created for 600 kids who may never see their families again.
Joseph Jones Obama caged them
Joseph Jones your a moron and hopefully you don’t have children
Vicki Hayes prove it a real source
Scott A Barnes Wow Scott. Im surprised at you. Its common knowledge that Obama was the one who built those cages. Lets be honest now.
First of all, they are only there due to Trump’s actions. Second this was quickly reversed by Capitol Police. Blaming Biden is so short sighted it’s laughable.
Also what’s this have to do with ocean county?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/national-guard-members-allowed-back-into-capitol/
gross.
And I do believe the Senate is back in session..may be part of the reason
Mary Scheper VanDeventer this post is meant to wake the sore losers out of bed and not to work
And let’s not forget Trump wouldn’t even allow secret service to use the White House’s bathrooms…
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/14/secret-service-bathroom-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner/%3foutputType=amp
Alexandra Jay Read the entire article ????♀️
In particular where the Secret Service said this was not true and that this is common practice of Secret Service
Ocean County Scanner News oh you mean the headline isn’t the whole story? ????
Joanne Trust
Christa Marie i saw this. Just disgusting how they are being treated. No service member should be treated this way by the very people they are protecting.
Joanne Trust it’s terrible.
This is disgusting I cannot believe this these heroes laying on the floor my god help this country
Teresa Aufiero Petitclair
Despots kick the dogs away instead of inviting them inside to the table.
Way to go dementia Joe treating them like that
Frank Zito wasn’t him. He has not the authority to do so. And dementia is nothing to redicule.
Scott A Barnes he does not belong in the Oval Office with dementia period
Melissa Monahan no proof he has it. Just some orange faced a**clown making it up and sheeple believing it
Scott A Barnes as a dementia patient care giver I see it loud and clear
This is a disgrace
So as usual it’s the senate doing the wrong
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/guard-troops-back-inside-capitol-after-furor-over-move-parking-n1255260?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ma
Where is that my pillow guy now when he can actually help?
Brett Huber yup you took the words right out of my mouth!
Lorraine Cifelli Martz stores are not selling them pillows anymore, at least he do is dontate them for the troops.
Brett Huber GOOD! And yes he could be donating them to our troops!
But let’s vote democrat! ????
Trump has given permission for the Troops to stay at Trump hotel in DC reports are saying….
REAL LEADER
I believe there was 200k military in DC, what facility do we have that would be large enough to house them? A parking garage is heated, has electricity and is already existant. If they build tents, they’d need to bring in generators, heaters, electric, etc. I’m sure they brought in bathroom trailers. This is actually a smarter use of taxpayer money.
Danielle Nalbone Iuliano every news outlet is saying there were only 2 Porto potties
Danielle Nalbone Iuliano So you’re saying this is ok? Seriously?
Danielle Nalbone Iuliano prove us wrong and YOU go sleep in a parking garage
Melissa Monahan there’s no way they were only given 2 toilets for 200k service men. There would be feces all over the streets. I absolutely love and support the military. I think there’s more to the story.
Danielle Nalbone Iuliano are you saying media are lying all the sudden?
I just contacted my friend who is the camera man for ABC, he said the hundreds of troops that stayed in his hotel were well taken care of. I believe that photo was of the troop resting while waiting for assignment. They were not sleeping there over night.
Danielle Nalbone Iuliano And one bathroom during a pandemic
Easiest days pay ever
They have been moved back into the Capitol already out of the garage.
So this is how the lowlife liberals are going to treat the military.
He took military flags out of the Oval Office so this is no surprise.
Disgusting
this is a disgrace.
Unreal; he treated the people that rioted in the summer with more respect. Remember he even knelt down to them.
SaMi Martin great point!
A disgrace, terrible
What a disgrace to those who serve our country..
That’s absurd.
With 2 toilets for 5k people 🙁
DC reports are saying Trump is letting them stay at Trump hotels. ????????
Confirmed reports! Not FAKE news. EVERYONE should feel blessed. These our OUR troops!!! ????????
Trump lifts them up & Biden treats him exactly the way he feels about them. its disgusting.
Toni Barroqueiro this had NOTHING TO DO WITH BIDEN…Guard spokesperson Maj. Matt Murphy told Politicot that U.S. Capitol Police asked troops to move the rest area because of the increase in foot traffice while Congress is in session.
“They were temporarily relocated to the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center garage with heat and restroom facilities. We remain an agile and flexible force to provide for the safety and security of the Capitol and its surrounding areas,” Murphy said.
Capitol Police did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
The report brought an uproar from lawmakers, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, who called it “unreal” and said she would be demanding answers immediately.
Hope everyone is watching….
Biden is a disgrace
Horrible!
It wasn’t heated and had very limited bathrooms. How would you feel if it was your son or daughter there doing their duty. Was it necessary to make them move to the garage for the optics? Really???
Richie no cots?
By the time you posted this article they were already moved indoors lol this was addressed last night but anything to slander the new administration right ????
Tim Odom It doesn’t matter this should have never happened.
Tim Odom yea democrats know a lot about slandering an administration.
Tim Odom this will be nothing what clueless Joe will do ! I can’t wait
Kimberly Glasson Gutierrez Guard spokesperson Maj. Matt Murphy told Politicot that U.S. Capitol Police asked troops to move the rest area because of the increase in foot traffice while Congress is in session.
“They were temporarily relocated to the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center garage with heat and restroom facilities. We remain an agile and flexible force to provide for the safety and security of the Capitol and its surrounding areas,” Murphy said.
Capitol Police did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
The report brought an uproar from lawmakers, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, who called it “unreal” and said she would be demanding answers immediately.
Tim Odom The new administration did not do this nor did we ever allude to that.
This is an important story – in addition we included an update in the post that they were relocated out of the garage this morning
They give there lives for us and they are treated this way. So wrong in so many ways. Who ever made this happen need to find them a hotel to stay in.
Have the Governors order them home
No worries they can stay at Trump’s hotel in DC
Disgusting ????
To the Democrats the military is just a commodity that they use when they need to show power but they could care less about their needs, morale or welfare.
Disgraceful!????
FKN DISCUSTING!!!
86 the 46 !
And they wonder why people are upset! This shouldn’t be with any administration!!!
Was this in ocean county? I thought this was ocean county scanner
Unacceptable to our Hero’s
Biden s in charge of the military aka the Guardsmen
This is the most disgusting thing I’ve seen. To have to leave your home and family to protect these people, then thrown out to a parking garage, is an outrage. They should have been put up in hotels or sent home. God bless you all. ????
“Banished” lol
What a disgrace this new administration should all get impeached
Disgusting
Sleepy Joe not going to say jack shit on this. But it will haunt him
I would expect nothing less the the trumpers in Ocean County. I really don’t believe much that comes from that source. Right wing propaganda.
Disgusting
NOTHING TO DO WITH BIDEN- Guard spokesperson Maj. Matt Murphy told Politicot that U.S. Capitol Police asked troops to move the rest area because of the increase in foot traffice while Congress is in session.
“They were temporarily relocated to the Thurgood Marshall Judicial Center garage with heat and restroom facilities. We remain an agile and flexible force to provide for the safety and security of the Capitol and its surrounding areas,” Murphy said.
Capitol Police did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment.
The report brought an uproar from lawmakers, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, who called it “unreal” and said she would be demanding answers immediately.