DeSantis Says FL Won’t Send National Guard to Biden’s State of the Union

By Eric Daugherty

Published Feb. 28, 2022, 2:09 p.m. ET | Updated Jan. 3, 2023

February 28th, 2022 Updated 2:09 P.M. ET

FORT MYERS (FCV) – Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced Monday that he has declined President Joe Biden’s (D) request for State National Guard assistance to assist his State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C.

Last week, the Biden Administration requested the assistance of State National Guards to deploy to Washington D.C. I have rejected this request — there will be no @FLGuard sent to D.C. for Biden’s State of the Union.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) February 28, 2022

Amid speculation of a similar trucker convoy seen in Canada making its way to America’s capital, the Biden Administration requested National Guard members be deployed in D.C.

The Pentagon will deploy hundreds of troops to the capital for Biden’s speech.

Politicians and officials are concerned of protests against Biden. According to NBC, around 700 troop[s will be deployed to aid local police.

“300 will come from outside the capital,” the National Guard said.

Now, none of them will come from Florida, per DeSantis’ public statement.

DeSantis indicated support for the Canadian trucker protest against tyrannical COVID-19 policies earlier February when he tweeted out a graphic that proclaimed, “Truck Yeah.”