Already looking ahead to the turmoil his re-election could cause, Donald Trump and his allies are reportedly circling an idea to invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office, deploying the military to act as domestic law enforcement.
According to a Washington Post report on Sunday, the drafting of such plans has largely been āunofficially outsourcedā thus far to a coalition of right-wing think tanks working under the title āProject 2025.ā It was identified as an immediate priority for the hypothetical resurrected Trump administration, internal communications obtained by the newspaper showed.
In response to questions from the Post, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung provided a statement: āPresident Trump is focused on crushing his opponents in the primary election and then going on to beat Crooked Joe Biden,ā he said. āPresident Trump has always stood for law and order, and protecting the Constitution.ā
Honestly, I think that if Trump is in the General Election as a candidate, it could be civil war regardless of who wins. The hard right loves him, and would revolt if he lost, with cries of election stealing, and the hard left would lose their shit that they had to deal with him for another 4 years if he won. Iām hoping he gets disqualified, though I could see even that ending badly. At this point, Iām thinking a cabin in the woods is the best bet.
You guys only got one isolated revolt last time, and remarkably anyone who had a gun illegally didnāt fire it, and anyone who had them legally didnāt fire until it was the last option. Hopefully it wonāt get out of hand if he loses again, and I feel a whole lot better that someone stable is in charge for the lead up to a potential transfer of power this time.
All that said, I donāt have high hopes. Bo Burnham said it best: how is the best case scenario Joe Biden
Iām jumping ship for Europe personally