Investigating rumor Trump will declare martial law on April 20 after invoking Insurrection Act of 1807
- Online users claimed that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to invoke the Insurrection Act on April 20, 2025, which could possibly lead to martial law, but these claims remain unverified with no official announcements from government agencies involved.
- Aletheisthenes, an author predicting Trump's actions, argued that the planned invocation of the Insurrection Act is linked to ongoing protests, suggesting a timeline for authoritarian moves but lacking substantive proof of an upcoming declaration.
- Experts suggested that the impending protests could serve as justification for the potential declaration of martial law, emphasizing that disorder may aid in governmental control over civil liberties.
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Looney Behar Floats Conspiracy Trump Crashing Stocks for ‘Martial Law’
On their Wednesday episode, ABC’s The View spewed their usual vitriol about the Trump administration, with Joy Behar especially going above and beyond. As the rest of the panel cheered her on, she spun an on-the-spot conspiracy theory, with zero to flimsy evidence, about Trump plotting to declare martial law and make himself a dictator. She threw that piece of fiction out there as though it were legitimate political commentary. “[W]hat is his ex…
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