TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered Thursday night that all Florida National Guard troops currently in Washington, D.C. come back home.
Last night, I ordered our Adjutant General to bring Florida National Guard soldiers home from the National Capital Region.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 22, 2021
As many as 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington and head home now that the inauguration of President Joe Biden is over.
Enforcement agencies said the inaugural went off with only a handful of minor arrests and incidents.
The National Guard Bureau said Thursday that of the nearly 26,000 Guard troops deployed to D.C. for the inauguration, just 10,600 remained on duty. The bureau said the Guard is helping states with coordination and the logistics so troops can get home.
Guard forces were scattered around D.C., helping to secure the Capitol, monuments, metro entrances and the perimeter of central D.C., which was largely locked down.
DeSantis said they are soldiers and not "Nancy Pelosi's servants."
