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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

NEW: Two years ago, over brunch, Trumpists working under Project 2025 began plotting ways for Trump to deploy the military on U.S. soil. Election-denier Jeffrey Clark suggested invoking the Insurrection Act. We have their files. Welcome to the Insurrectionist Brunch:

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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil

Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

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Zach Buchanan @zhbuchanan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the use of the military for domestic policing. The Insurrection Act provides a key exception, and this group of MAGA loyalists even plotted several potential "emergencies" that would allow Trump to invoke it. Story: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/trumpis...

“Demonstrate Resolve” timelines contained in documents produced by the group bear a striking, though imperfect, resemblance to actions undertaken by the administration throughout the first year of this Trump presidency. A draft policy paper produced by the group toward the end of 2024 recommended plans to facilitate the deployment of up to one million Army soldiers — reserve, active forces and National Guard — on American soil, noting that the president would need to declare an emergency to initiate such a deployment. (Trump did just that soon after taking office, allowing him to deploy troops at the border, and he has threatened, attempted or executed military deployments to a number of cities.) The group also prepared several draft emergency declarations for Trump. Other Border Security Workgroup documents seem to propose deployment of these military forces to all 50 states over the course of 2025 and 2026, with the initial militarization of the Southwest border serving as “‘pilot’ for future operations.”

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