Trump Republican Lies: Misinformation Station
Massachusetts National Guard refutes report blaming Bill Keating
for Capitol parking garage incident
January 25, 2021
The suggestion that Rep. Bill Keating was the reason that some National Guard members —
deployed to protect the Capitol in Washington, D.C., following the riot earlier this month —
were briefly banished to a parking garage “could not be farther from the truth,”
according to the force’s Massachusetts division.
“It makes no sense,” said Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the state’s top guardsman.
In a statement this past Friday, the Massachusetts National Guard said they were aware
that Keating, a Bourne Democrat, had been accused of banishing National Guardsmen
to a parking garage after he reminded a soldier of COVID-19 rules requiring individuals
to wear a mask in all federal buildings, including the U.S. Capitol. The statement came
after the conservative outlet Breitbart reported Thursday that Keating had told Capitol
building authorities earlier in the day that he had seen a National Guardsman in a
Dunkin’ location within the complex without a mask on.
Keating himself also denied the claim by Breitbart that he made a report to authorities.
https://www.boston.com/news/politic...-national-guard-bill-keating-breitbart-report
Massachusetts National Guard refutes report blaming Bill Keating
for Capitol parking garage incident
January 25, 2021
The suggestion that Rep. Bill Keating was the reason that some National Guard members —
deployed to protect the Capitol in Washington, D.C., following the riot earlier this month —
were briefly banished to a parking garage “could not be farther from the truth,”
according to the force’s Massachusetts division.
“It makes no sense,” said Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the state’s top guardsman.
In a statement this past Friday, the Massachusetts National Guard said they were aware
that Keating, a Bourne Democrat, had been accused of banishing National Guardsmen
to a parking garage after he reminded a soldier of COVID-19 rules requiring individuals
to wear a mask in all federal buildings, including the U.S. Capitol. The statement came
after the conservative outlet Breitbart reported Thursday that Keating had told Capitol
building authorities earlier in the day that he had seen a National Guardsman in a
Dunkin’ location within the complex without a mask on.
Keating himself also denied the claim by Breitbart that he made a report to authorities.
https://www.boston.com/news/politic...-national-guard-bill-keating-breitbart-report
