“For three hours, the head of the D.C. National Guard had to wait to get the authority while we were all watching on TV these insurrectionists breach the police line, break the glass. The Defense Department didn't give authority.”
What PolitiFact found
Klobuchar's summary is essentially accurate. However, a timeline of interactions between the D.C. National Guard and the Pentagon shows there are some nuances.
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In short
Amy Klobuchar (U.S. Senator, D-Minn.) made this claim around 4 March 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 March 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Basically correct”.
Amy Klobuchar has 13 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 8 misleading or mixed and 4 true.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttp://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2103/04/CPT.01.html
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