‘Denied my urgent requests’: Former U.S. Capitol Police chief goes to war with Pelosi as she rips Trump for federal D.C. takeover
The former chief of the United States Capitol Police is firing back fiercely against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who blasted President Donald Trump on Monday for deploying the National Guard to the District of Columbia.
In the wake of Trump’s announcement of a federal takeover to beautify D.C. and make it more safe, Pelosi said, “Donald Trump delayed deploying the National Guard on January 6th when our Capitol was under violent attack and lives were at stake.
“Now, he’s activating the DC Guard to distract from his incompetent mishandling of tariffs, health care, education and immigration – just to name a few blunders.”
Her comments did not sit well with former Capitol Police Cheif Steven Sund, who exposed the failures of the California Democrat in January 2021, as he directly responded to her.
“Ma’am, it is long past time to be honest with the American people,” Sund began. “On January 3, I requested National Guard assistance, but your Sergeant at Arms denied it.
“Under federal law (2 U.S.C. §1970), I was prohibited from calling them in without specific approval. That same day, Carol Corbin at the Pentagon offered National Guard support, but I was forced to decline because I lacked the legal authority.
“On January 6, while the Capitol was under attack and despite my repeated calls, your Sergeant at Arms again denied my urgent requests for over 70 agonizing minutes, ‘running it up the chain’ for your approval.
“When I needed assistance, it was denied,” he concluded. “Yet when it suited you, you ordered fencing topped with concertina wire and surrounded the Capitol with thousands of armed National Guard troops.”
Ma’am, it is long past time to be honest with the American people. On January 3, I requested National Guard assistance, but your Sergeant at Arms denied it. Under federal law (2 U.S.C. §1970), I was prohibited from calling them in without specific approval. That same day, Carol…
— Chief Steven Sund (@ChiefSund) August 11, 2025
At Monday’s news conference at the White House, President Trump himself called attention to Pelosi’s failure regarding Jan. 6 security, referring to her a “certain person.”
“You remember I said I offered 10,000 once, remember I said to a certain person, a person who I thought always was highly overrated, not very competent,” Trump indicated.
“But I said, ‘If you need ’em, we’ll give you 10,000 of the military or the National Guard.’ They turned me down.”
President Trump takes a swipe at PELOSI at the White House briefing LOL
Says “Remember I offered 10,000 once to a person I thought was ALWAYS VERY OVERRATED NOT VERY COMPETENT..and they turned me down” pic.twitter.com/4mveSyI5TQ— Johnny St.Pete (@JohnMcCloy) August 11, 2025
As WorldNetDaily reported in June 2024, an explosive video was posted online in which Pelosi was seen admitting “responsibility” for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
New footage shows Nancy Pelosi taking RESPONSIBILITY for the absence of the National Guard on January 6th: “I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more”
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 10, 2024
“This is ridiculous,” Pelosi says in a phone conversation as she’s being chauffeured. “You’re going to ask me in the middle of the thing when they’ve already breached the inaugural stuff that should we call the Capitol police, I mean the National Guard? Why weren’t the National Guard there to begin with? … And I take responsibility for not having them just prepare for more.”
TRUE pic.twitter.com/fVa1s97rHE
— Jammles (@jammles9) August 11, 2025
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