RE: Insurrection Act (OK, let me put my helmet and body armor on before I post this because I know I am about to get swarmed with incoming.)
I know so many of you want Walz and Frey arrested on federal charges. I get it. I feel ya.
I know so many of you want Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act tonight and send in the 82nd. I get it. I feel ya.
But the truth is, I am really happy Trump is being circumspect on both things at the moment, because I think it’s really smart.
As a casual student of Trump, I believe he has a tiered set of priorities that he rigorously sticks to. Top priority? MAGA. Second priority? Get Vance elected in ’28. Third priority? Win the midterms.
Trump will always order his priorities and act on the most important ones. In this case, I believe Trump’s team has deeply effective private polling that shows the following:
1. Despite the media, a majority of Americans blame Democrat politicians and their web of brownshirt goons and useful idiots for the violence. (Unlike 2020.)
2. The longer this goes on, the more people who will blame the Democrats.
3. Trump is viewed positively currently by a majority as using measured strength.
4. However, if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act and/or arrests Walz/Frey, the polls flip dramatically against Trump. The Dems become sympathetic and Trump is seen as starting a civil war. If #4 occurs, Trump loses the mid-terms, likely loses the ’28 Presidency for Vance and the nation is lost. (Look at what happened in Virginia in mere days after a Dem takeover. That’s what we’ll see nationally.)
For this reason, I believe Trump is prudently showing restraint in the present moment.
Admittedly, the landscape could shift at any moment and FORCE Trump to take those measures, but for the moment his restraint seems correct.
Also, part of his plan may be to invoke the Insurrection Act the day after he wins the midterms, and then he has 2 years to prove it was the correct move.
I disagree with the not arresting Walz/Frey and those folks. Arrest them on the fraud and all that criminality first, let that lead you to the rioting and violence part. The people will understand that