Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he'll send troops to San Francisco

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Independent

Sunday 19 October 2025 19:45 BST


President Donald Trump strongly suggested that he was preparing to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on dissent nationwide in an interview Sunday while warning that National Guard deployments would take place in San Francisco next.

He spoke in a pre-recorded discussion that aired Sunday on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo about using the power of the federal government to militarize the National Guard in states where he and his team claim that Democratic officials are refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement and crime-fighting efforts, including the White House’s mass deportation campaign.

During the conversation, he falsely asserted that nearly half of all U.S. presidents have invoked the act. Fifteen U.S. presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act (out of 45 men to hold the position in total).

“Don’t forget, and I haven’t used it, but don’t forget: I can use the Insurrection Act. 50 percent of the presidents, almost, have used that. And that's unquestioned power,” the president told Bartiromo, before making a somewhat garbled point about Democratic state officials: “I choose not to. I’d rather do this [without invoking it]. But I’m met constantly by fake politicians, politicians that think that they – you know, it’s not a part of the radical left movement to have safety.” He also confirmed that he was imminently planning to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, while describing himself as “the chief law enforcement officer of the United States.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-insurrection-act-troops-san-francisco-b2848159.html

[Lovie777]

1. On what grounds?......

[Deuxcents]

2. Did he ever consider ordering the National Guard or the Insurrection Act on Jan6 when he should have?

Or is it more important to threaten us now when there are no reasons to except that he can ?

[azureblue]

3. LoL yeah right, pedo

Newsom already ate your lunch and got a court order putting CA NG under Newsom, not Trump. And one that forbids masking..
this should be interesting

[angrychair]

5. NG won't matter

If he declares an insurrection he will use regular military. He will likely use the declaration to suspend habeas corpus and nullify their rulings so they can't stop him.

It all depends on how far he wants to take it. No one knows what will happen but none of it will be good for anyone.

[PortTack]

6. There has to be proof ...he has none. If you are reading what the judges are saying there is no probable cause

For invoking the insurrection act or martial law.

[angrychair]

8. None of that matters

He will ignore the courts if he declares the insurrection act because he will just suspend the courts.
I'm not saying he will do it but I will not be surprised if he does.

[PSPS]

4. He has to know doing so would be his undoing

But saying it gives the fox viewers erections and keeps the epsitein files out of the spotlight for a while.

[PortTack]

7. And there in lies the real reason for his big boy bully talk

[Chipper Chat]

9. Tanks maneuvering down Lombard Street.

That's all we need!

[IronLionZion]

10. Nobody knows more about percentages than him

15/45 is 50 % if you're dumb enough.

Jan 6 was typical tourist behavior.

[IcyPeas]

11. Trumpf hates California and Newsom. He is trying to hurt California in any way possible.

All part of his revenge tour.

Yes on 50!!!!!

[Javaman]

12. his first, of many, knee jerk reactions to the protests.

he's an easy read.