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

Boston MA

17 January, 2021

9:12 AM

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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. Read more at CBS Boston.