After the riots near the Capitol, the American authorities decided to play it safe and take care of security ahead of the inauguration of the new US President Joseph Biden. Until January 20, more than 20 thousand fighters of the country's National Guard will be sent to Washington, who will have to ensure order in the city on the day the democrat takes office as head of state.
“Since this is a national security event, the final figures will be provided by the US Secret Service later, but you will be able to see over 20,000 National Guard fighters in DC,” said Washington police chief Robert Conti.
He added that he is very concerned about the security situation in the city both next weekend and in the days before the inauguration, and law enforcement officers “take this seriously.”
As the website kp.ru wrote, earlier Donald Trump announced that he would not be present at Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20.
