So, you're having a small inauguration but yet you need 25,000 troops? something doesn't add up
“Our National Guard soldiers and airmen are set around the city to protect our nation’s Capital.” The @USArmy confirmed that as many as 25,000 @Nat...
@SmilingTexan What is not adding up? I'm sure you are aware of the events at the Capitol last week. I'm guessing they do not want a repeat of many armed, violent, and misinformed people coming shockingly close to laying their hands on elected officials with the intent of doing harm.
@bolapara I get that, still seems to be a bit over-kill.
@SmilingTexan I think they've blocked off a pretty large perimeter around the Whitehouse and then a separate perimeter around the Capitol building itself. I could see how it could take that many to secure such a large area.
