
Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins
Confirmed this. Trump is normally eager to deploy the National Guard when violence breaks out, but had to be convinced to do so today as a mob of his supporters breached the Capitol. Pence, who was in contact with the Pentagon, played a role in it ultimately happening. — PolitiTweet.org
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT
NEW: Trump initially rebuffed and resisted requests to mobilize the National Guard, according to a person with know… https://t.co/5HMCwtYbEC