Overview
- Video shows Nancy Pelosi turning to a LindellTV correspondent outside the Capitol and saying “Shut up,” after being asked why she allegedly refused National Guard support on Jan. 6.
- Pelosi denied the claim, responding, “I did not refuse the National Guard. The president didn’t send it,” before walking away.
- LindellTV posted the clip on social media, where it drew widespread attention and millions of views across partisan media ecosystems.
- The D.C. National Guard reports to the president through the Department of Defense, not to congressional leaders, a point cited by prior investigations and official testimony.
- Republicans have launched a new House Jan. 6 subcommittee led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk and are highlighting Alexandra Pelosi’s 2021 footage in which Pelosi says, “I take responsibility,” for security failures.