“The 10,000 National Guard troops that he wanted to make sure that everything was safe and secure. … Obviously having those National Guards available, actually the reason they were able to respond when they did, was because President Trump had actually put them on alert.”
Mark Meadows
Former White House chief of staff. in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News. Claim dated 13 Dec 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Trump made an offhand comment. He did not issue an order.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mark Meadows (Former White House chief of staff) made this claim around 13 December 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 December 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
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