Nancy Pelosi doubled down on a debunked narrative on June 10, 2025, claiming she and others “begged” President Trump to send the National Guard to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to quell the riot. Speaking at an event, she stated, “On January 6th, with violence against the Congress and the United States Capitol, we begged the president to send in the National Guard. He would not do it.” This revisionist history, met with swift backlash on X, contradicts evidence that Pelosi herself rejected Trump’s offer for Guard deployment.
Trump and his allies have long maintained that he requested 10,000 National Guard troops days before January 6, a claim supported by former aide Kash Patel’s testimony to the J6 Committee. Posts on X from users like @DogRightGirl and @theblaze highlight that Pelosi, as Speaker, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser refused the deployment, with Pelosi allegedly prioritizing optics over security. Video evidence from January 6 shows Pelosi lamenting, “I want to punch him out,” referring to Trump, but no record of her begging for Guard assistance. Instead, reports indicate her office delayed coordinating with Capitol Police and federal authorities, leaving the Capitol vulnerable.
The hypocrisy is glaring: Pelosi now criticizes Trump’s National Guard deployment to Los Angeles to stop anti-ICE riots, saying, “He would not do it then, but sends them to California now.” MAGA supporters on X, including@2Trump2024 and @RichSementa, call this a “flat-out lie,” pointing to documents showing Trump’s proactive request for troops, which Pelosi and General Mark Milley allegedly blocked. Her latest claim is seen as a desperate attempt to rewrite history as Trump’s administration exposes Democrat failures, especially amid California’s ongoing unrest.
Pelosi’s lies fuel the narrative that Democrats enabled January 6 chaos while deflecting blame onto Trump. With supporters like @maggiewise111 noting Trump personally called Pelosi to offer Guard support, her refusal and subsequent spin are unraveling. Trump’s decisive leadership today, contrasted with Pelosi’s fabrications, proves he’s the leader America needs to restore truth and order.