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IIRC, the Guard was not called out on January 6, 2021:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6_United_States_Capito...

It was. I was there. The National Guard was delayed until like 6 pm but they were definitely there locking down the ENTIRE city. They stayed for days afterwards. It even says so in the link you provided.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/politics/us-capitol-riot-hear...

https://archive.is/ZfKzG

yeah, well, those guys believed (or found it convenient to believe) the lie that trump actually won the election. why would he call the guard on them?

a lot of people defended Trump after jan 6 by saying he offered the national guard but was turned down by the mayor. Now he is suddenly able to deploy the national guard regardless of the mayor's input.

Isn't that...a lie?

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