Capitol increasing security as QAnon fans push theory Trump will be inaugurated in two days – and FBI ‘concerned’
THE US Capitol is increasing security as QAnon fans push a theory that Donald Trump will be inaugurated in two days, and the FBI is “concerned.”
Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in Washington DC over fears QAnon‘s claim may lead to another attack on the US Capitol, after followers spoke of a “military investigation” into President Joe Biden.
A new statement to Congress from Acting Sergeant at Arms, Timothy Blodgett, confirmed that his office is working closely with US Capitol Police to “monitor information related to March 4th.”
“The significance of this date has reportedly declined amongst various groups in recent days. At this time, the USCP has no indication that groups will travel to Washington DC to protest or commit acts of violence,” Blodgett said.
“However, as a precaution, and to support the safety and security of Members and staff, the USCP will have additional personnel posted throughout Capitol Grounds.”
Blodgett added that the National Guard will “maintain a presence” around the Capitol to support the cops.
The request for 4,900 National Guard troops to continue their deployments in Washington until March 12 was made by US Capitol Police, Robert Salesses, a Pentagon official said.
“We work very closely with the FBI, Secret Service, and others and the Capitol Police to try to determine what they believe that threat is, and then looking at what they believe is the need for the National Guard, or the types of mission sets that they need support from, we work very closely with them to try to determine what that is.
“Obviously 4900 is a very large number here on the Capitol,” he told lawmakers in Congress.
The baseless claim is just the latest peddled by the QAnon crowd, who have been spreading conspiracy theories to millions worldwide over the past few years.
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March 4 has become the latest date which the QAnon conspiracy storm is swirling around as proponents believe Trump will somehow be reinstalled as president.
During a Senate hearing regarding the Capitol insurrection on January 6 with FBI Director Christopher Wray, he said the agency is “concerned about the QAnon phenomenon.”
QAnon is a wide-ranging belief which covers all manner of outlandish claims, but its most central tenant is that Trump has been waging a secret war on a cabal of child-eating satanic pedophiles.