"So, no matter what they are telling you, those 26,000 federal troops are not there for your safety," Carlson said. "Instead, unmistakably, the Democratic Party is using those troops to send the rest of us a message about power. We're in charge now. We run this nation from Honolulu to our colony in the Caribbean and everything in between, very much including where you and your family live. Do not question us. Men with guns enforce our decrees. We control the Pentagon."
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"Democrats in Congress demanded that the troops sent to Washington this week submit to a political purity test, ideological vetting as they put it, to make certain that every soldier professed loyalty to the new regime, not loyalty to our country, not loyalty to our Constitution but loyalty to the aims of a specific political party," he asserted.
The host was likely referring to reports that members of the National Guard are being vetted by authorities ahead of the inauguration, but this is to address fears of defense officials about a possible insider attack.
"We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation," Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the Associated Press in a Sunday interview.
"If there’s any indication that any of our soldiers or airmen are expressing things that are extremist views, it’s either handed over to law enforcement or dealt with the chain of command immediately," said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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"Democrats in Congress demanded that the troops sent to Washington this week submit to a political purity test, ideological vetting as they put it, to make certain that every soldier professed loyalty to the new regime, not loyalty to our country, not loyalty to our Constitution but loyalty to the aims of a specific political party," he asserted.
The host was likely referring to reports that members of the National Guard are being vetted by authorities ahead of the inauguration, but this is to address fears of defense officials about a possible insider attack.
"We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation," Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told the Associated Press in a Sunday interview.
"If there’s any indication that any of our soldiers or airmen are expressing things that are extremist views, it’s either handed over to law enforcement or dealt with the chain of command immediately," said Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Tucker Carlson calls National Guard presence in DC a 'message about power' from Democrats
Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued the arrival of thousands of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration is a "message about power."
