Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just got a reality check from the very man who ran security at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 — and the facts aren’t lining up with her political spin.

On Monday, the California Democrat lashed out at President Donald J. Trump after he launched a sweeping federal crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., asserting direct control over the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying the D.C. National Guard to patrol the streets.

“Donald Trump delayed deploying the National Guard on January 6th when our Capitol was under violent attack and lives were at stake,” Pelosi claimed. “Now, he’s activating the D.C. Guard to distract from his incompetent mishandling of tariffs, health care, education and immigration — just to name a few blunders.”

That accusation didn’t sit well with former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who resigned after the events of Jan. 6. In a blistering rebuttal, Sund accused Pelosi of misleading the American public.

“Ma’am, it is long past time to be honest with the American people,” Sund fired back. He detailed that on January 3, 2021 — three days before the riot — he formally requested National Guard assistance. According to Sund, the request was denied by Pelosi’s own Sergeant at Arms.

“Under federal law (2 U.S.C. §1970), I was prohibited from calling them in without specific approval,” Sund explained. “That same day, Carol Corbin at the Pentagon offered National Guard support, but I was forced to decline because I lacked the legal authority.”

When violence erupted on January 6, Sund says he again pleaded for the Guard — only to be stalled for more than an hour. “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,” Sund wrote.

He then called Pelosi’s actions hypocritical: “When I needed assistance, it was denied. Yet when it suited you, you ordered fencing topped with concertina wire and surrounded the Capitol with thousands of armed National Guard troops.”

Pelosi’s own words from that day — captured on video by her daughter for an HBO documentary and aired on CNN — only add to the scrutiny. In the footage, the then-Speaker is heard telling aides she wanted Trump to come to the Capitol so she could “punch him out” and “go to jail… happy.” Despite her claim that Trump was the security threat, the clip shows her “waiting for this” moment, while reportedly holding up Guard approval through her Sergeant at Arms.

President Trump, undeterred by Pelosi’s criticism, touted his new law-and-order initiative as “liberation day” for the nation’s capital. “Our capital city has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals… and we’re not going to take it anymore,” he said from the White House.

Under the Home Rule Act, the president will now control the MPD for the next 30 days. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Guard units from D.C. and multiple states will soon arrive to bolster local and federal law enforcement. Trump also warned that New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles could be next in line for similar federal action.