More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration.
Col. Jean Paul Laurenceau, chief of future operations for the National Guard Bureau, stated the necessity for troops will depend on what the District of Columbia wants and on assessing potential threats.
About 25,000 Guard troops from around the country flooded into Washington in the days after the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, riot, when thousands of supporters of former President Trump stormed the Capitol.
Concerns about possible violence are fueled by Trump's unfounded claims of election cheating, where he has stated at rallies that only through cheating could Democrats secure a loss for him.
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