The National Guard is staying in D.C. until 2029
If you had "military patrols as permanent capital decor" on your bingo card for this presidency, congratulations.
So, Trump just signed off on keeping the National Guard deployed in the nation's capital all the way until January 2029. That is not a temporary security measure anymore; that is practically a lease.
These troops were initially sent in for what was supposed to be a quick backup job. But the expiration dates kept sliding, and now, the soldiers are officially booked to stay for the entirety of the president's second term.
Usually, you bring in the Guard for a specific emergency, they do their thing, and they go back to their civilian day jobs. Keeping them stationed at the Capitol for four straight years makes it look like the government is bracing for a perpetual action movie climax.
A permanent military presence in the capital is certainly one way to handle the local tourism aesthetic.
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