Questions about the National Guard at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are once again making headlines this week after new footage recorded by Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s daughter shows the former speaker of the House blaming herself for not doing more that day.
“Why weren’t the National Guard there to begin with?” Pelosi asks in a fury. “They clearly didn’t know, and I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more.”
Of course, after the footage leaked, Pelosi joined MSNBC to decry the clip as Trump supporters’ “revisionist history.”
JUST IN: Nancy Pelosi claims newly released footage of her taking responsibility for the epic security failure on January 6 is “revisionist history.”
Fact check: It is literally Pelosi on camera saying “I take responsibility.” pic.twitter.com/RkHuF0Klgc
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) June 11, 2024
I was serving as the chief of staff for the Department of Defense on Jan. 6, 2021, and it was my duty to ensure our laws and military chain of command were followed. The deployment of the National Guard requires presidential authorization, which Trump gave days before Jan. 6 in the Oval Office, where I was present. It also requires a request from local governing authorities, including D.C. Mayor Bowser and Capitol Police, who report to the speaker of the House.
It is worth noting that once the Capitol Police and Mayor Bowser finally made the lawful request for the National Guard, Trump’s Department of Defense implemented the fastest cold start of the National Guard since
