Trump Floats Invoking the Insurrection Act in Portland

Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Trump doubled down on his comments during a Newsmax interview that aired Monday night when asked if he would invoke the law.

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An authoritarian's dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse -- and Trump's Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

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MAGA calls for Trump to overrule judges on National Guard deployments

MAGA influencers erupted over the dual rulings, declaring that "activist judges" were subverting Trump's constitutional authority as commander-in-chief.

"We have long reached the point where Trump needs to openly defy these judges. Some random federal judge has no authority to decide how and if troops are deployed," The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh posted.

"At some point in time, the administration is going to have to tell these judges to go pound sand, or else we're not going to be seeing the promises fulfilled," MAGA enforcer Laura Loomer said in an interview with Axios.

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#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-06 11:08 PM | Reply

"If you take a look at what's been going on in Portland, it's been going on for a long time, and that's insurrection. I mean, that's pure insurrection."

And yet it's nothing compared to the January 6th insurrection this s(*&bag fomented.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-07 02:33 AM | Reply

There's nothing going on in Portland.

Except the dictator's intimidation.

He's unhappy there's no actual fight there.

So he proposes tightening the screws in order to pretend.

Or to provoke someone.

He's intent on having blood.

He enjoys it; and it's in his personal interest.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-07 07:31 AM | Reply

Performative provocation to mask reality.

The end game will be to cancel the Mid Terms.

But you already know that.

#4 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-10-07 02:45 PM | Reply

This is not at all like the 1930's takeover of the gov by a far rwing cult leader financed by billionaires and corporations, and voted in by the rwing populist base. Nuh-uh.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-10-07 02:57 PM | Reply

Just a reminder that Biden and Garland failed to protect America.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-07 02:59 PM | Reply

#6: Just a reminder that Biden and Garland failed to protect America.

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-07 03:11 PM | Reply

So when/if he does, will the usual idiots finally admit they were had? Because that would be something like the 300th anti-American thing Trump has done that they swore up and down he wouldn't do.

Or will they get in line and justify it?

#8 | Posted by jpw at 2025-10-07 03:50 PM | Reply

Or will they get in line and justify it?

#8 | POSTED BY JPW

Bingo.

#9 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-07 03:56 PM | Reply

let him do it! That may be finally the red line of law-breaking America needs to storm the White House and throw out the criminal and traitor Donald Trump.
The GOP cowards in the Senate and House refuse ot act. Americans themselves must take up the slack.

#10 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-10-08 12:31 PM | Reply