“On Twitter they were saying that Pence ordered the NG to the White House today... and not Trump. What was THAT all about?”
I posted this yesterday.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/d-c-mayor-calls-in-national-guard-for-protests-as-congress-is-expected-to-affirm-biden-victory
They were already there by the mayor asking. Yes the Pentagon gave the call to go out because it was now needed.
CNN and the rest of the MSM are claiming Pence called the NG to the Capitol. Probably fake news.