© Provided by The Washington PostWhite House officials have explored in recent weeks whether the National Guard could be deployed to help address the nation’s mounting supply chain backlog, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Major questions remain unresolved as to how the National Guard could be deployed, given the extent of the logistical challenges. At least one private sector company has also raised the idea with the White House. The supply chain bottleneck has emerged as a major challenge for Biden as concerns mount about the coming holiday shopping season. Scott Lincicome, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Cato Institute, criticized the idea of deploying National Guard members to the Southern California ports.
