Kevin Stitt, ruling that the vaccine mandate for members of the Oklahoma National Guard is no different from the other mandatory vaccines required for troops. In the District of Columbia, which is not a state and therefore does not have a governor, the authority to call up the National Guard has rested with the secretary of the Army. A year ago, the Trump Pentagon was accused of delaying the deployment of National Guard reinforcements when Capitol Police were overrun by Trump supporters who believed the election had been stolen. “We were trying to send the National Guard. And we kept requesting up and down the flagpole, from our adjutant general in the Maryland National Guard requesting the head of the National Guard to the secretary of the Army,” said Republican Maryland Gov.

Source: CNN January 04, 2022 13:00 UTC