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We Got This Covered
David James

‘We have an Insurrection Act for a reason’: Furious Trump wants to override judges, force his troops into cities using emergency law from 1807

Donald Trump hates being told he can’t do something. From his perspective, it’s an outrage that some pesky judges care about silly things like “the law” and “the Constitution” and “citizens’ rights”. After all, he’s constantly hinting that he’d be happier as America’s dictator rather than its democratically elected president, so why should anyone stand in his way?

Enter District Judge Karin Immergut – a Trump appointee no less – who just stepped in to block Trump’s insane and terrifying plans to sic the U.S. military on U.S. citizens. This comes as Trump and his team are frantically trying to paint Portland as a chaotic “warzone”, despite reality, facts, and evidence insisting otherwise.

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