That I don’t understand. Trump, as Commander-in-Chief, had the authority to federalize and activate National Guard troops.
Watch the Sund interview. Apparently the agencies including Pelosi and Mitch make the decisions. One would think Trump could order it but it didn’t happen.
Congress controls the Capitol grounds. Peelousy, through surrogates, denied the request. AFTER she had been briefed on what was expected to go down.