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6, according to a statement Miller provided to a House committee in May 2021. 5 with then Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller that “they” were going to need 10,000 troops on Jan. Trump did say during a 30-second call on Jan. 6, and Pelosi did not stand in their way. As the AP has previously reported, Trump was not involved in decision-making related to the National Guard on Jan. It was refused by the House sergeant at arms, who reports to Nancy Pelosi,” said one post that spread on Gettr, Instagram and Twitter. “Trump signed an order to deploy 20,000 Guardsmen on J6. Some on social media used the occasion to revive baseless claims that Pelosi had stopped a Trump order for tens of thousands of National Guard troops before the event. The videos, recorded by Pelosi’s daughter, showed the congresswoman negotiating with governors and defense officials in an effort to get Guard troops to the Capitol. 6 has sparked a resurgence of false claims and conspiracy theories about the insurrection. New footage released last week of House lawmakers on Jan. 6 about the National Guard response, he issued no such order before or during the rioting. THE FACTS: While Trump was involved in discussions in the days prior to Jan. 6, 2021, but was stopped by the House sergeant at arms, at the behest of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 6ĬLAIM: Former President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy 20,000 National Guard troops before his supporters stormed the U.S. Trump did not sign an order to deploy 20,000 troops on Jan. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.

Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. Other work can be found at National Defense Magazine, Task & Purpose, and Defense News.

She previously served as the Digitial Editor of Military Times and the Army Times Editor.

Sarah Sicard is a Senior Editor with Military Times. He studied history at Vanderbilt and UNC-Chapel Hill. Davis, also a Guard veteran, was a finalist in the 2023 Livingston Awards for his work with The Texas Tribune investigating the National Guard's border missions. He focuses on investigations, personnel concerns and military justice. Howard Altman is an award-winning editor and reporter who was previously the military reporter for the Tampa Bay Times and before that the Tampa Tribune, where he covered USCENTCOM, USSOCOM and SOF writ large among many other topics.ĭavis Winkie is a senior reporter covering the Army. The former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2012 to 2014, and later briefly serving as Trump’s national security adviser, Flynn tweeted out We The People Convention’s press release Tuesday to his more than 1 million followers, with the message “Freedom never kneels except for God.”Ībout Howard Altman, Davis Winkie, Sarah Sicard, Meghann Myers and Leo Shane III “The president has said that he believes all legal votes to be counted and all illegal votes should not be counted, and the campaign is pursuing that litigation,” she said.įlynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI investigators about his interaction with Russian contacts during Trump’s 2016 transition to the White House, was recently pardoned by Trump. But during a press briefing Wednesday afternoon, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to Flynn as “a valiant hero who served his country both on the battlefield and then in government” but did not reference his calls for military action in response to the election results. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the call for martial law.