Drooping of guards as Biden day nears
Daily Mirror|January 14, 2021
NATIONAL Guard troops nap on the floor of the US Capitol after being called in to protect the area in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN
Drooping of guards as Biden day nears

They were seen snoozing on the cold marble floor, many armed, with riot shields stacked nearby in the Congressional Visitor Centre early on Wednesday.

It is believed to be the first time troops have set up camp in the Capitol since the Civil War in the 1860s.

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