"COOPER: A mob of Trump supporters lied to by the President and his allies stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to stop the lawful certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. Instead of the solemn remembrance of a day that should live in infamy for all Americans today, the President continued to dodge responsibility and peddle falsehoods."
"Now keeping them honest, there's no evidence she ever turned down an offer of 10,000 National Guard troops by President Trump. In fact, it's the President, not the Speaker, who is in charge of the D.C. National Guard. There's also no evidence the President called in the National Guard, either, despite desperate pleas by his own allies to do so, including some who were under attack inside the Capitol."
On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack, an official White House website launched a page advancing disproven conspiracy theories and false claims about the events. The page alleged that Democrats staged the insurrection and that police escalated violence, and it repeated an unfounded claim that Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined 10,000 National Guard troops. Historical records show no evidence Pelosi turned down such an offer; the President has authority over the D.C. National Guard and did not call it in despite pleas from those under attack inside the Capitol. The site provoked immediate outrage for omissions, distortions, and fabricated assertions.
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