Over 200 Puerto Rican soldiers will be mobilized to support Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington DC

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About 200 cash of the Puerto Rico National Guard will attend the inauguration of the President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, At the Federal Capitol, in Washington DC, to be part of the security deployment that prevails on the premises after the uprising that erupted last week by mobs following Donald Trump.

Puerto Rican Assistant General Jose J. Reis reported that the citizen soldiers are part of the 92nd Military Police Brigade of the National Guard. They are expected to travel tomorrow from Muñiz Air Force Base to Carolina

Biden’s inauguration will be held on Wednesday, January 20th.

The number of National Guard personnel at the event, corresponding to different states and territories, could exceed 20,000, Washington Police Chief Robert Contee said yesterday.

Agencia EFE reported that, for the time being, this weekend there will be 10,000 troops deployed in Washington, which translates to double the entire current U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.

Dozens of soldiers were quartered inside the Capitol, Where they had to sleep on the floor. This happened for the first time since the United States Civil War which took place from 1861 to 1865.

Last week, hundreds of supporters of the president Donald Trump they stormed the Capitol while Congress was counting the votes of the electoral college that favored Biden. Faced with the unrest, the session of the House and Senate was halted, but in the evening they ended up certifying the victory of the former US vice president in the November 3 elections.

Despite the movement of soldiers, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the Washington Post this week that they had to be careful because threats of demonstrations not only take place in the federal capital, but around 50 states.

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