Fact check: Did Nancy pelosi delay the national guard on January 6th

1. Summary of the results

The claim that Nancy Pelosi delayed the National Guard on January 6th is demonstrably false. Multiple sources confirm that Pelosi did not have the authority to deploy or delay the National Guard ^[1]. The D.C. National Guard's command structure explicitly shows that its Commanding General is subordinate only to the President ^[2]. In fact, records show that Pelosi took active steps to support National Guard deployment when the situation escalated ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several crucial pieces of context are missing from the original question:

• The actual chain of command: Only the president, defense secretary, and U.S. Army secretary had the authority to activate the D.C. National Guard ^[1]
• Former Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller confirmed there was "no order from the president" to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops ^[4]
• The Capitol Police Board, not Congress, makes decisions about National Guard deployment ^[3]
• Pelosi and Chuck Schumer actively appealed to military leaders to deploy the National Guard once the riot was underway ^[3]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement appears to be part of a broader misinformation campaign that:

• Falsely attributes power to Nancy Pelosi that she did not possess
• Ignores the fact that Pelosi was actually a target of the attack herself ^[3]
• Contradicts documented evidence showing that Pelosi supported and pushed for National Guard deployment ^{[1] [3]}
• May benefit those seeking to deflect responsibility for the delayed response away from those who actually had authority over the National Guard
• Relies on what Acting Defense Secretary Miller called "hyperbolic" claims about troop numbers ^[4]

This narrative appears designed to shift blame to Democratic leadership while obscuring the actual chain of command and documented events of January 6th.