Fact check: Did trump call national gauged on Jan 6

1. Summary of the results

The evidence strongly indicates that Trump did not formally call or deploy the National Guard on January 6th. While there were discussions about potential troop deployment days before ^[1], no formal order was ever issued by Trump. The Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller directly refuted claims about Trump ordering National Guard deployment ^[2]. The first National Guard members didn't arrive until 5:40 PM, long after the Capitol had been breached ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several important contextual elements need to be considered:

• While Trump did have a discussion about potentially needing 10,000 troops with Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller, this never translated into an actual signed order ^[4]
• Claims about Nancy Pelosi or the House sergeant at arms blocking such an order are false, as they do not have the authority to control National Guard deployment ^[4]
• There were complex discussions about National Guard deployment in the days leading up to January 6th, including some preliminary discussions on January 3rd ^[1]
• The timeline of events shows significant delays in actual mobilization of the National Guard ^[3]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

There has been significant effort to spread misinformation about this topic:

• Trump has repeatedly attempted to rewrite the history of January 6th, particularly regarding National Guard deployment ^[5]
• The specific claim about requesting 10,000 National Guard troops has been thoroughly investigated and debunked by fact-checkers, with Pentagon officials confirming they have no record of such an order ^[6]
• The January 6th Committee conducted a thorough investigation and found no evidence supporting Trump's claims about ordering National Guard deployment ^[2]

This narrative benefits certain political actors:

• Trump and his allies benefit from pushing this alternative narrative as it suggests he took preventative action to stop the violence
• The claim attempts to shift blame to other officials (like Nancy Pelosi) for the delayed response, though they had no authority over such deployments ^[4]