pjmedia.com Ever since President Trump federalized the National Guard to restore order in Los Angeles and protect federal officers from violent left-wing mobs, the left has been screeching the same tired lie: that Trump “refused” to send the Guard to the Capitol on January 6. It’s a narrative being pushed by Democrat hacks, legacy media mouthpieces, and keyboard warriors who conveniently ignore the facts. The truth? Trump absolutely did authorize and recommend the deployment of National Guard troops ahead of January 6—multiple times.
In fact, days before the riot, Trump personally requested 10,000 National Guard troops to be stationed at the Capitol due to concerns over crowd size. He made that clear the request was turned down because officials were more concerned about how the optics would play with the press than protecting the Capitol. So let’s stop pretending this was some kind of dereliction of duty. Trump saw the threat coming—and they ignored him.
But here’s where it really gets interesting. Just three days before the events of January 6, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund requested National Guard support—but was shot down because of politics. According to Sund’s testimony before a House subcommittee, House Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving rejected the request, saying Speaker Nancy Pelosi would “never go for it.” Sund said Irving dismissed the idea over “optics” and claimed intelligence didn’t justify the move.
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