TRENTON - Pennsylvania is sending around 1,000 members of the National Guard to Washington D.C. in the wake of a pro-Trump insurrection at the capitol on Wednesday afternoon."The unprecedented and disturbing events yesterday in our nation’s capital are cause for ongoing concern and Pennsylvania is prepared to assist as needed in securing peace and an orderly transfer of power on January 20," Gov.
Wolf said.New Jersey and Delaware have also joined the effort to beef up security around the capitol. Governor Phil Murphy has mobilized 500 members of the National Guard to "protect our democracy and facilitate the peaceful transition of power." "Our republic is built on the principles of democracy, peace, and the right of the American people to.