Marjorie Taylor Greene Seeks National Guard Withdrawal From Capitol Citing ‘Ambush’ By Guam Troops

Topline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Tuesday asked the Pentagon to withdraw National Guard troops from the U.S. Capitol, citing an incident in which Del. Michael San Nicolas (D-Guam) led a contingent of Guam National Guard troops to her office. UNITED STATES – March 11: Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., left, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., … [+] walk down the House steps of the Capitol after a vote in Washington on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Key Facts Greene, in a letter to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin and Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, alleged a “dangerous and troubling trend” of National Guard troops being used to “harass members of Congress and their staff.” Greene specifically accused San Nicolas of using more than two dozen National Guard troops to “ambush my office unannounced” and “subsequently video record my staff without solicitation or defense.” San Nicolas’ visit, in which he came bearin… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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