Looks like something is up. Thought they were going to send the National Guard home, but now they are sending more to DC at the PENTAGON'S request, heightened threat environment. This is the same PENTAGON that's not giving Biden access to classified materials.
At Pentagon’s request, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sends 500 Illinois National Guard troops to Washington amid ‘heightened threat environment’.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-national-guard-washington-20210128-v6keqqccyveyzngpm7273canma-story.html
At Pentagon’s request, Gov. J.B. Pritzker sends 500 Illinois National Guard troops to Washington amid ‘heightened threat environment’ - Chicago Tribune
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending roughly 500 Illinois National Guard members to Washington, D.C., to aid in the security of the nation’s capital at the request of the Defense Department, state officials said Thursday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-national-guard-washington-20210128-v6keqqccyveyzngpm7273canma-story.html
Maybe the original soldiers weren't the real National Guard, but these surely are.
