Some 139 Puerto Rican soldiers will travel tomorrow to attend the inauguration of the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, Reported today, Thursday, the Puerto Rico National Guard.
The petition comes after clashes have erupted starring supporters of President Donald Trump, who has insisted the last November 3 election was fraudulent, though he has presented no concrete evidence.
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According to the military branch, Biden requested 29,000 soldiers for the event, which is scheduled for next Wednesday, January 20th. The Puerto Rican group is leaving Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in Green Island tomorrow.
Military support has interviewed from early yesterday, When the U.S. House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on Trump’s residency.
Indeed, in the afternoon, the legislature approved the “impeachment” with 232 votes in favor and 197 against, with 10 Republican congressmen joining the majority.
It would now be up to the Senate to conduct the political trial against the president, who became the first to be re-elected twice, but the picture is not very clear and the process is not expected to culminate before the taking possession of the new administration.
Similarly, another reason why the Biden Transition Committee has called for further reinforcements for the ceremony could be the fact that the Federal Bureau of Investigation itself (FBI) alerted authorities that dozens of pro-Trump protests are being planned in all states.