Under normal circumstances, the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol would be no laughing matter. The world saw exactly why on Jan. 6, 2021. But I don’t think anyone could have guessed that a game between the Washington Nationals and lowly Arizona Diamondbacks would cause panic on the Hill.
There’s never a dull moment in Washington, apparently. (Except for all the dull moments).
On Wednesday evening, the Capitol Police tweeted that the U.S. Capitol had been evacuated out of an abundance of caution due to an aircraft entering D.C. airspace. That aircraft, though, was a U.S. Army plane that was part of the Nationals’ “Military Appreciation Night” ceremony at Nationals Park. Someone at the Department of Defensive evidently didn’t clear the ceremony with the folks at the Capitol.
