Just to clarify, these people are members of the National Guard, not the Army. The Guard is comprised of volunteer members at the state (not Federal) level who train twice a month, and are called in for emergencies such as protests, national disasters, etc. They are wearing uniforms, which happen to be camo, and they are just doing their job. It is disgusting that a few fringe extremists took away everything we (U.S. citizens) hold dear, and embarrassed the nation on a global scale, but please don’t criticize everyday citizens for earning a living and trying to protect our lawmakers. I am a Republican who, for the first time in 40 years, voted Democratic. Not all conservatives in this country supported Trump.

The fact that this is necessary is just terrible. I'd like to think that after the inauguration for Biden on the 20th things will get better quickly, but I find it hard to believe that Trump supporters won't try to do anything else. And to think-- four years ago we were dreading the inauguration. There weren't any riots though, were there? Nobody was walking around with a fur hat that had horns while half naked and face painted red white and blue. Nobody was killed while trying to jump into the capitol through a window they just smashed. Nobody took selfies with the police who should have been driving them out of the capitol. And may I mention that there are BLM peaceful marches where police were killing people and making black people get out of their cars for no reason! I don't think I saw any of that on capitol hill. And yet they tried to shame people for a death that was bound to happen. WHY?!?!?

Well yeah now they actually have backup. The chief capital of police has already came out and said they called for back up 6 times on January 6th but was refused every single time. They wanted to let them get in.

This is the only logical conclusion of a Trump presidency. Now we see how fragile democracy is. An idiot con-artist like Trump has brought the world's largest democracy to its knees in four years, and millions of his voters still support him. This is a tragedy for everyone that we must learn from, now.

The Defense Department has to question the loyalty of US troops to the oath taken to defend the US and its Constitution, FFS. Yes, the problems of our society in the US have been stewing and brewing a long time ------ but the devolution of democracy into demagoguery is physically painful to me. Sign me, US citizen, from a military family that is loyal to the US Constitution and the US citizenry above any and all politicians or political creeds, even when we disagree.

I'm sure they appreciate getting a nice nap! I don't think sleep is plentiful while in the army, so you take whenever you can get. I hope they can rest well and then return back to wherever they are stationed a little bored, but well rested (i.e.. that nothing happens)

This is very sad. Truth and facts and law are not enough, as long as those who think they have the right to freedom trample on others. Many lives are at risk. It won't end at the inauguration of a new president. But I still believe we will see the dream of the democracy, equality and justice for all come true.

I don't get it. Why post all these pictures of empty halls and corridors?

This is cool and all but where were they earlier?

I see a lot of people asking why they're sleeping on the floor. My guess is they are on short term mobilization and thus limit the logicistic of their movement. I.e. only bring what you can carry and move with. Cots would be established in a rear area or if mobilized for a extended period of time.

Those guys aren't allowed to go anywhere at all in their off time right now. They can't buy "luxury items" like toothpaste. They can't receive care packages. They're living like prisoners sleeping on hard cold floors in a building full of multi millionaires.

Why are they all sleeping in the floor ??