Dude, I don't know how to simplify it more for you. The President of the United States, as the Commander-In-Chief, does not need permission from anyone to send NG into DC.
From the link you just sent;
“Look what happened last spring,” said the former Trump Cabinet member. “The president activated the National Guard and strolled to church with a Bible in his hand. The Black Lives Matter folks were not doing anything comparable to what the Trump supporters were doing yesterday. They had a huge show of force then ― why not Wednesday?”
Dude, I don't know how to simplify it more for you. The President of the United States, as the Commander-In-Chief, does not need permission from anyone to send NG into DC.
From the link you just sent;
“Look what happened last spring,” said the former Trump Cabinet member. “The president activated the National Guard and strolled to church with a Bible in his hand. The Black Lives Matter folks were not doing anything comparable to what the Trump supporters were doing yesterday. They had a huge show of force then ― why not Wednesday?”