Pelosi's apparent regret seems disingenuous given that the head of the Capitol police at the time said she had rejected his request for troops days before. Evidence has also been provided to support Trump's claim that he requested 10K troops ahead of the election certification—but he, too, was denied by House leadership. After years of establishment Democrats and Republicans blaming Trump, it seems they were the ones neglecting to protect the Capitol.
Donald Trump's claim about requesting 10K troops has long been debunked. Not only did he not issue an official order, but by the time he did deploy troops to combat his violent supporters, they had been ransacking the Capitol for five hours. Pelosi and Schumer were understandable confused because they're not in charge of the Army, the president is. Donald Trump summoned the mob and then took his sweet time to force them out of the Capitol.
There is a 1% chance that Donald Trump will win the 2024 presidential election and retain supreme executive power past 2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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