The slow reaction of the US defense department hampered the security response to the deadly riot at the Capitol according to the commanding general of the DC National Guard.
Major General William Walker told senators investigating the incident that the top army generals expressed concerns about the optics of sending soldiers to the Capitol.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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