The Capitol fence returns for the State of the Union address trends now
The U.S. Capitol Police and Secret Service have reinstalled the security fence around the Capitol Building in advance of Tuesday night's State of the Union address, annoying D.C.'s Democratic rep but delighting some conservatives.
'The fence is not only threatening to D.C. residents, it poses huge inconveniences,' D.C. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton told DailyMail.com Monday, explaining that even the fire department and ambulances are impacted by the more restrictive traffic patterns.
She added that she agreed with those who saw the fence as a sad reminder of the events of January 6 - as the same fencing was installed outside the Capitol Building after the MAGA attack and remained in place for six months.
'It certainly does,' Norton said. 'And we want to get as far from January 6 as we can.'
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene both cheered the move and used it as a political attack against President Joe Biden.
On Sunday, workers were spotted installing the fence around the U.S. Capitol complex ahead of Tuesday's State of the Union address
The fence was erected around the U.S. Capitol Building after the three-member Capitol Police Board voted to approve it in a 2-1 vote
D.C.'s non-voting Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton told DailyMail.com she thought the fence was 'threatening' to D.C. residents and was a sad reminder of January 6, 2021
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene both cheered the move and used it a a political attack against President Joe Biden
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert cracked a joke about Biden when she saw the fencing going back up
'The fence is back up around the Capitol for SOTU because Biden knows walls work on the ground,' Greene tweeted Monday, again showing her support for former President Donald Trump's southern border wall.
'Joe Biden is more afraid of Americans visiting their Capitol than a Chinese Spy Balloon invading our air space that could have carried God only knows what,' the Georgia Republican added.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert cracked a joke about Biden when she saw the fencing going back up.
'They've reinstalled the fence around the Capitol. With no reports of increased threats, I can only assume it's to ensure Biden doesn't
