Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) joined with other House Republicans in asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to explain why the National Guard needs to be deployed in Washington D.C. until possibly fall of this year. “The only briefings that we’ve had, through the media really, is that the troops may be staying there through the fall,” McClain told Fox in an interview on Monday. “Which is extremely concerning because myself and several of my colleagues have asked Nancy Pelosi for a briefing as to: ‘why do we need these troops here?’ And we have received zero information, zero.” Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said last week that the estimated cost for National Guard protection at the Capitol complex through March 15 will cost taxpayers a total of $483 million. $284 million to cover personnel and $199 million to cover operations. “It’s amazing to me that she can do this without any disclosure, …Read More
