A guardsman, who pledged anonymous, told POLITICO that the National Guard was abruptly booted from Capitol grounds a day after Joe Biden's inauguration.

"Yesterday dozens of senators and congressmen walked down our lines taking photos, shaking our hands and thanking us for our service. Within 24 hours, they had no further use for us and banished us to the corner of a parking garage. We feel incredibly betrayed."

"Does this incident prove that establishment politicians don't actually care about the National Guard - or America's other servicemen and women - but only care about what they can use them for?"__ The Western Journal asked