But the thing is that we begged the president. We begged them. Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, and I begged the president … He [Mitch McConnell] was pleading for the National Guard [on January 6]. … it. Really? Really? No, he would not send it. The secretary of the army, which is really where that call comes, the secretary of defense, where it could come, and the commander in chief would not send it. (21:38–21:39)
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Asserts that Mitch McConnell was pleading for the National Guard during the January 6 events.
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