WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - The head of the National Guard says at least 10,000 troops will be deployed in D.C.
by Saturday, and an additional 5,000 could be requested from other states.National Guard members are pouring into DC ahead of the Inauguration.
On Wednesday, some National Guard members took a break within the Capitol building itself - one week after it was assaulted by pro-Trump protesters.As the Military Times reports, that figure is twice the number of U.S.
troops in Afghanistan and Iraq combined.There are currently 6,200 Guard members in the city from D.C. and five nearby states.