Well, this puts a new spin on fatigues.
Ahead of the House vote to impeach President Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week, National Guard members were spotted in the hallways of the Capitol building on Wednesday morning asleep after spending the night on the premises.
Welcome to the new Latin American country.
Thatās something I never thought Iād seeā¦troops sleeping in place like that usually only happens when they are preparing for something or out in the field without support. Itās the damn Capitol, we shouldnāt need troops there to protect itā¦just one more ābroken normā from the Trump administration. Itās really disturbing that his followers just donāt see how wrong all of this is.
As with the letter from the Joint Chiefs, all at once it is depressing, embarrassing, shameful, comforting, and inspiring.
I think America and its constitutional order will, at the end of the day, have held. It shouldnāt have been so tested. The coming years and decades will be trying, but they will be trying within the framework of democracy.
Thank you Donald Trump. The whole world is shocked or laughing at us.
I hope they prefer democracy.
Yeah I was struck by the fact only a tiny minority of those troops had so much as a sleeping mat with them, never mind a bivvy bag. And I donāt think a waterproof mat provided much padding on a marble floor. Something wasnāt quite right about the planning for this (again), as they obviously werenāt expecting to stay long enough that theyād need sleep. Kudos to them for sticking through it, obviously
edited to add: when I was in the Canadian reserve I slept in the raw like this (no bag or anything) literally zero times.
File this under āpictures I never thought Iād see in my entire lifetimeā.
This is what youād expect to see if our country was actually, you know, under attack by a foreign power. 
And all because one sick man got installed as president by a flawed system. Iāll never cease being amazed at those who donāt see his sickness for what it is, and help him propagate his horrifying alternate reality.
Rather surprising to see this not to mention how do you do your job after spending a night on the floor? Do they get food? Are they allowed to use the john?
Very touchingā¦
These guys getting their picture in front of Rosa Parks is A+++.
You get used to sleeping anywhere when you are in the army.
Wow, support the troops indeed. We canāt give these guys a straw pallet?
Unlike on 1/6, these troops are stationed to protect our democracy, not to overthrow it.
There will be no more invasions this month ā not in D.C. and not at State Capitols. One thing humans are quite good at is fighting the previous battle, the one they lost last time.
Because the insurrectionists were as dumb as dirt the guy with the black tee shirt has been arrested.
Not at all. The loserās departure and with good fortune a lifetime ban on holding office after impeachment and conviction heāll be just one more failed businessman who flew too close to the sun.
Iād imagine Yes to all, battle rations at least. And there will probably also be a shift change.
You can safely bet that 100% of the nationās reserve capacity will be deployed to guard Houses of State throughout the land at least through 1/20, and probably longer
First thought: I had no idea we had statues of Darth Vader in the capitol.
