Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-09-26 22:58:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 43E4B6B6B6EA96AAA0C7BDEDD821236E06EA7ADD3D357B5A4D032256DB6B0C15
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Trump’s claims about this have been repeatedly debunked. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/04/jan-6-committee-yet-again-debunks-trump-claim-10000-troops/ Trump’s own defense secretary Chris Miller confirmed Trump never ordered national guard troops. https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/07/26/politics/chris-miller-house-select-committee Mike Pence, not Trump, tried to order troops for 1/6. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/06/10/pence-not-trump-asked-guard-troops-to-help-defend-capitol-on-jan-6-panel-says/ POTUS solely controls the DC National Guard. https://dc.ng.mil/Join-the-DC-National-Guard/DC-Army-National-Guard-Recruiting/#:~:text=The%20Commanding%20General%20of%20the,the%20Secretary%20of%20the%20Army.
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