""Why did you refuse the National Guard on January 6?" reporter Alison Steinberg asked. Pelosi, visibly irritated, shot back, "Shut up. I did not refuse the National Guard. The president didn't send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking points as if you're a serious journalist?" The video, which has garnered millions of views online, rapidly spread across conservative media ecosystems, echoing a narrative that official investigations have repeatedly discredited."
"The official record tells a far different story. The D.C. National Guard is not under the authority of Congress or its leaders, including the House Speaker, but under the president, through the Department of Defense. As detailed in the Defense Department's timeline and the House Select Committee's final report on the riot, then-President Donald Trump, not Pelosi, had ultimate control over the Guard. The Guard's commanding officer, Major General William Walker, reported to the Army secretary and Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, both Trump appointees."
A brief exchange outside the U.S. Capitol captured a confrontation over allegations that the Speaker refused National Guard assistance on January 6, 2021. A reporter affiliated with LindellTV asked why the Speaker refused the Guard, prompting a sharp denial and rebuke. The claim circulated widely online and across conservative media. Official records show the D.C. National Guard answered to the president through the Department of Defense, not congressional leaders. Defense Department timelines and the House Select Committee concluded that then-President Donald Trump, not the Speaker, had ultimate authority over Guard deployment. The Guard commander reported to Trump-appointed defense officials.
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