California deploys 1,000 National Guard personnel preemptively for the presidential inauguration
The California National Guard in Los Angeles during the riots of 2020 . Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP / Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom assured Thursday that his administration is implemented various security measures ahead of the preparations for the change of presidential administration and following the Capitol riots last week. In a short message published on his social networks, the governor announced that an initial battalion of 1, 000 National Guard troops would be deployed in the state. “There will be no tolerance of violence, therefore, together with the CHP and the emergency services, we have activated the National Guard to increase security on the perimeter of the Capitol ”, informed the president. In the message published, Newsom assured t...