{"id":48155,"date":"2021-01-17T07:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T11:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48155"},"modified":"2021-01-17T07:16:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T11:16:20","slug":"whats-it-really-saying-when-the-d-c-inaugural-venue-is-morphed-into-a-baghdad-green-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=48155","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s it really saying when the D.C. inaugural venue is morphed into a Baghdad Green Zone?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Biden Inaugural Like Baghdad: Green Zone, Red Zone, Military Checkpoints to Enter and Leave Downtown D.C., Bridges Into City to Be Closed<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>By Kristinn Taylor<br \/>\nGateway Pundit<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the days leading up to the Biden inaugural, the nation\u2019s capital has been turned into an occupied military zone like Baghdad.\u00a0 Armed troops\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/biden-inaugural-national-guard-troops-authorized-use-lethal-force-d-c-turns-police-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authorized to use lethal force<\/a>\u00a0are manning checkpoints to enter and leave downtown Washington, D.C.\u00a0 Green Zone and and Red Zone perimeters have been established. Several bridges into the city from neighboring Virginia are scheduled to be closed next week for the inaugural.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-570667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biden-Inaugural-DC-Checkpoint-Sean-Spicer-Screen-Image-01152021.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Biden-Inaugural-DC-Checkpoint-Sean-Spicer-Screen-Image-01152021.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sean Spicer, President Trump\u2019s first press secretary and current Newsmax TV host, posted video apparently taken Friday night that shows a military checkpoint to leave D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial. The video also shows cars on 16th Street near K Street parked in rows blockading the roadway. But first, a scene-setter report by Spicer\u2019s Newsmax co-host Lyndsay Keith from 16th and K in the daytime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"Top-ad\" class=\"sponsor Top\">\n<div id=\"Top\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350189286843412483&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350189286843412483\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spicer\u2019s nighttime video:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350317875211493379&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350317875211493379\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another report on checkpoints to leave D.C., \u201cA friend just called me from his car in DC, he was dropping his wife off at her office in NW. They had to go through an Armed Checkpoint to enter the city! Leaving the city, he had to stop at another Armed Checkpoint.<br \/>\nHe was required to show his ID. #UnlikeAnElection\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cefilby\/status\/1350103342723309569\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/cefilby\/status\/1350103342723309569<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video clip from RSBN:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350246798372315136&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350246798372315136\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Video of driving through a checkpoint manned by Guard troops:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350160713260670978&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350160713260670978\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Report by a construction early Friday morning:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"vglnk\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/t3xas1835\/status\/1350231314629357570\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/t3xas1835\/status\/1350231314629357570<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four of the main bridges in and out of D.C. from Virginia will be closed for 48 hours around the inauguration. Two bridges from Virginia to D.C. are not set to be closed: Key Bridge from Rosslyn to Georgetown and Chain Bridge from McLean to Canal Rd. near the Palisades neighborhood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-4\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-4&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350199811497197569&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350199811497197569\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretservice.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/2021\/01\/2021-presidential-inaugural-subcommittees-announce-joint-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret Service posted a detailed list<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday of the streets blockaded by military checkpoints and divided into a Green Zone and Red Zone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGreen Zone<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Vehicle Restricted Zone Vehicle traffic restricted to residents or businesses within the restricted area and National Guard Personnel will be assisting with verifying traffic entering into the Green Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cRed Zone<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Street Closures Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Extra checks are in place for those flying to D.C., \u201cExtra security for flights coming into DC: I boarded a flight from LGA to DC a moment ago. At the gate, a TSA agent checked (again) all passenger IDs against boarding passes. Homeland Security officer w\/ a dog was standing beside the door and said, Yes, this is for inauguration.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"REP_0-ad\" class=\"sponsor REP\">\n<div id=\"REP_0\" class=\"fixed-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-5\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-5&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350136265354653696&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350136265354653696\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also, airlines are banning guns in checked luggage on flights to D.C. area airports.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-6\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-6&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350403683012538368&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350403683012538368\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These restrictions and security checkpoints are supposed to be temporary\u2013just for the inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus video of our new Biden martial law normal. Teacher now teaches children in his military uniform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=KristinnFR&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1350091913186209794&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2021%2F01%2Fbiden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed%2F&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1350091913186209794\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed\/\">https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Inaugural Like Baghdad: Green Zone, Red Zone, Military Checkpoints to Enter and Leave Downtown D.C., Bridges Into City to Be Closed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}