Trump Slapped With ‘Four Pinocchios’ for ‘Completely Made up’ Story About Pelosi

Former President Donald Trump is getting hit with “four pinocchios.”

Trump claimed during a Fox News interview with Steve Hilton on Sunday that he “definitely” requested 10,000 National Guard troops ahead of the “Save America Rally” on Jan. 6.

“They took that number. From what I understand, they gave it to the people at the Capitol, which is controlled by Pelosi,” Trump claimed. “And I heard they rejected it because they didn’t think it would look good. So, you know, that was a big mistake.”

However, “It did not happen,” The Washington Post reports on Trump’s remarks suggesting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blocked the request.

Trump mentioning 10,000 National Guard troops is not new, as the Post points to Vanity Fair’s report on Jan. 22. The acting secretary of defense, Christopher Miller, recalled Trump asking “how many troops the Pentagon planned to turn out the following day,” as Vanity Fair writes.

Vanity Fair continues to report:

“We’re like, ‘We’re going to provide any National Guard support that the District requests,’” Miller responded. “And goes, ‘You’re going to need 10,000 people.’ No, I’m not talking bulls—. He said that. And we’re like, ‘Maybe. But you know, someone’s going to have to ask for it.’” At that point Miller remembered the president telling him, “‘You do what you need to do. You do what you need to do.’ He said, ‘You’re going to need 10,000.’ That’s what he said. Swear to God.”