Police in Florida, national guard prepares for ‘safest inauguration ever’

Police officers from Florida agencies such as the Miami Beach Police Department also travel to the capital to provide support.

“This will be the safest election inauguration ever,” said Ambassador Nancy Soderberg, who now teaches at the University of North Florida. “It’s going to be like a war zone.”

Soderberg is a U.S. foreign policy strategist who has held several senior positions in the Clinton administration. She has been to four inaugurations and she said that although safety is always a concern, she has never noticed so many threats as this time.

January 20 should be a celebration of American democracy. What we as Americans are is majority government, and violence in the crowd has no place in our society. And it will also be part of the message on January 20, “said Soderbeg.

Christopher Miller, acting secretary of defense, said the Department of Defense would also vet the military members guarding the event.

“While we have no intelligence indicating an inside threat, we leave no stone unturned to secure the capital,” Miller said in a written statement to reporters.

The secret service on Wednesday released a map with the streets they will close in Washington. It’s the majority of downtown Washington DC

‘I think they learned [with] as far as the Capitol uprising is concerned and they have taken extra measures to prevent it, ”said Ken Jefferson, crime and security expert at News4Jax.

He believes that law enforcement with so much tension and threats will save no cost.

“It’s the plan to scare off the presence,” he said.

Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said he was not aware of any immediate threats to the Northeast Florida area, but his officials are monitoring the situation.