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 “unofficially outsourced” thus far to a coalition of right-wing think tanks working under the title “Project 2025.” 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: “President Trump is focused on crushing his opponents in the primary election and then going on to beat Crooked Joe Biden,” he said. “President Trump has always stood for law and order, and protecting the Constitution.”

  • Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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    No, but please keep telling me how a three year age difference is more important than US democracy…

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      That’s what I hate so much about our “liberal media” system. They keep both sidering stuff like Biden’s age vs. donnie’s overt appeal to fascism.

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        That poster is complaining about the people who view Biden as too old, while Trump is only three years younger.

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          It’s going to be interesting (assuming our system survives the onslaught of conservatives) how the “liberal media” deals with things like age reversal, should they come to pass. What will constitute being “too old” in such a context?