NEW: The Pentagon approved the deployment of 700 D.C. National Guard troops ahead of potential trucker protests timed to next week's State of the Union.
The demonstration ishe plans to drive from Pennsylvania to the Capitol Beltway on Wednesday to choke off D.C. traffic like a "giant boa constrictor."Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement to Axios that the troops were requested by the Capitol Police and D.C. government to help control traffic.
"Those agencies have asked for National Guard personnel to provide support at traffic control points in and around the District to help ... address potential challenges stemming from possible disruptions at key traffic arteries," he said.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has been briefed but that no permit application has been filed with the D.C. Police.they are considering re-installing a fence used to secure the Capitol after Jan. 6 and during a rally in September.
“The temporary inner-perimeter fence is part of those ongoing discussions and remains an option," they said, stressing that no final decision had been made.she will press Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger to ensure there are "no plans to make the fence permanent" during a scheduled briefing on Wednesday.
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