Fact Check: Did Trump Call in the National Guard After Rioters Stormed the Capitol?
Trump did NOT immediately send out the National Guard.
No initial presence. Clashes began ~1:20pm. The breach happened (roughly) around 2/2:30. Around 3:38pm, DC council tweeted their request for National Guard was DENIED.
When NG was approved, Trump wasn’t cited in decision.
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