National Guard will help D.C. control traffic for truck convoys
The move comes in response to anticipated trucker convoys that aim to stage protests against pandemic restrictions.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation's capital as it prepares for trucker convoys that are planning protests against pandemic restrictions beginning next week.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request Tuesday from the District of Columbia government and the U.S. Capitol Police, the Pentagon said in a statement on Tuesday night.
The troops would be used to assist with traffic control during demonstrations expected in the city in
