Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronted a reporter in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, denying she refused National Guard deployment during the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack and attributing the failure to former President Donald Trump.
The exchange, captured on video, reignited debates over security lapses, with former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund claiming Pelosi’s office sergeant at arms denied his pre-attack requests for over 70 minutes amid the breach.
While Republicans push for renewed investigations into leadership roles, Democrats view the question as partisan misinformation rooted in Trump’s narrative.
