by Catherine Smith
Acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman said the U.S. Capitol needs a permanent wall to protect Congress members in the wake of the riots on Jan. 6.
“In a statement on Thursday, Pittman said the security at the Capitol building must include a “permanent fencing” barrier — a similar barrier to the one halted by President Joe Biden’s administration at the U.S.-Mexico border,” Breitbart reported.
“As I noted earlier this week, even before September 11, 2001, security experts argued that more needed to be done to protect the U.S. Capitol,” Pittman said in a statement. “In fact, a 2006 security assessment specifically recommended the installation of a permanent perimeter fence around the Capitol.”
“In light of recent events, I can unequivocally say that vast improvements to the physical security infrastructure must be made to include permanent fencing, and the availability of ready, back-up forces in close proximity to the Capitol,” Chief Pittman continued.
Since around Jan. 6, fencing with barbed wire has been surrounding the Capitol building, as Breitbart News noted, to protect Biden during his January 20 inaugural ceremonies. Other barriers have gone up around Washington, DC, to keep the public out of particular areas. Thousands of National Guard troops were also deployed, and, according to officials this week, they will remain in the city until mid-March.
Last week, President Biden stopped all construction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border and claimed that such barriers do not reduce illegal crossings.
In an executive order, Biden called the construction project “a waste of money” and “not a serious policy solution.”
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Catherine Smith is a regular contributor to American Greatness.
