‘We feel incredibly betrayed’: Thousands of Guardsmen forced to vacate Capitol

Guardsmen said they were not given a clear reason why they were asked to vacate the buildings.

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By LARA SELIGMAN, NATASHA BERTRAND and ANDREW DESIDERIO

01/21/2021 07:22 PM EST

Thousands of National Guardsmen were forced to vacate congressional grounds on Thursday and are now taking their rest breaks outside and in nearby parking garages, after two weeks of sleepless nights protecting the nation’s capital in the wake of the violent Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

One unit, which had been resting in the Dirksen Senate Office building, was abruptly told to vacate the facility on Thursday, according to one Guardsman. The group was forced to rest in a nearby parking garage without internet reception, with just one electrical outlet, and one bathroom with two stalls for 5,000 troops, the person said.

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