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Trump Said He Would Consider Invoking Insurrection Act
Original: # OneYearAgoToday # AreWeGreatYet October 6, 2025 - Trump told reporters that he would consider invoking the Insurrectio
Comments from Donald Trump dated October 6, 2025 are recirculating on their one-year anniversary, in which he told reporters he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act. "I'd do it if it was necessary," he said, adding he would act if people were being killed or if courts and governors were holding him up. The remarks are being shared by critics as a reminder of his willingness to deploy extraordinary executive powers.
Why now: The one-year anniversary of the remarks has prompted people to reshare and debate them.
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- # OneYearAgoToday # AreWeGreatYet October 6, 2025 - Trump told reporters that he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act. "I'd do it if it was necessary," he said. "If I had to enact it, I'd do it, if people were being killed and courts were holding us up, or governors or… · DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · 14
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