Former Capitol police chief Steven Sund is setting the record straight after former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) once again accused President Donald Trump of refusing to secure the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Speaking at a press conference, Pelosi described the recent lawlessness in Los Angeles, where rioters have thrown deadly objects at police and torched cars, as people getting lost in "the exuberance of the moment."
Even as she downplayed the anti-ICE riots, Pelosi attempted to paint Trump as being soft on political violence, contrasting his aggressive response to the chaos in L.A. with his actions on Jan. 6.
"In a bipartisan way, on Jan. 6 -- with violence against the Constitution, against the Congress and against the United States Capitol -- we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard,” Pelosi told reporters. “He would not do it.”
In a series of posts on X, former Capitol Police chief Steven Sund said he made multiple requests for National Guard support before Jan. 6, and they were ignored.
Those requests went to the House Sergeant at Arms, who reported to Pelosi at the time. Sund highlighted a video clip of Pelosi saying she takes "full responsibility" for not doing more to prepare.
"ACT: On January 3, I made multiple requests for the assistance of the National Guard to help secure the Capitol on January 6 and was DENIED each time, leaving us underprepared for the attack," Sund wrote.
According to Sund, Pelosi withheld National Guard support for 71 minutes after he requested it at 12:58 p.m. on Jan. 6. Pelosi has since tried to deflect blame for her failures onto Trump, Sund said.
While they claim Trump was too slow to react on Jan. 6, Democrats are simultaneously denouncing his efforts to restore order in Los Angeles by sending in the National Guard.
They claim Trump is escalating tensions, but it's clear Democrats simply do not see the rioting as a problem. According to Pelosi, the people attacking police are just feeling "exuberant."
The media are also making light of the violence, returning to the "mostly peaceful riots" framing that dominated news coverage in the summer of 2020.
It's clear that Pelosi believes violence is a justified response to the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Her mollycoddling of the L.A. rioters says it all.
At the same time, Pelosi continues to stoke outrage over the Jan. 6 "insurrection," dredging up old lies to attack Trump over the events of that day. She has no shame.
