factually
Index/Topics/Trump administration National Guard deployment

Trump administration National Guard deployment

The Trump administration's attempts to deploy National Guard units to states despite gubernatorial objections

Fact-Checks

2 results
Jan 18, 2026
Most Viewed

Did the House or Capitol Police formally request National Guard support prior to Jan. 6, and who authorized or denied it?

The short answer: the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) did not submit a formal written request to the Department of Defense for National Guard troops to be positioned on the Capitol grounds in the days befo...

Jan 8, 2026

Did President Trump request National Guard deployment to the Capitol on January 6, 2021?

The contemporary record does not show that President Donald Trump signed an order or otherwise formally requested a National Guard deployment to the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021; multiple independe...