Pentagon Reviewing US Capitol Police Request To Extend National Guard Stay For 2 Months

The US Defense Department is reviewing a request from US Capitol Police to extend the National Guard deployment at the Capitol for two more months, a Pentagon official told Sputnik on Thursday

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th March, 2021) The US Defense Department is reviewing a request from US Capitol Police to extend the National Guard deployment at the Capitol for two more months, a Pentagon official told Sputnik on Thursday.

"I can tell you the Department of Defense has received a request for continued support from the US Capitol Police, and is currently reviewing that request," the official said.