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Up to 15,000 National Guard members could be deployed in D.C. during inauguration

The deployment would be part of a rapidly expanding response following a deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week.

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the National Guard stand behind newly placed fencing around the Capitol grounds the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.
With the U.S. Capitol in the background, members of the National Guard stand behind newly placed fencing around the Capitol grounds the day after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021.Read moreEvan Vucci / AP
    by Dan Lamothe, Washington Post
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