No, 15 presidents have invoked the insurrection act, not 50%. But he hears what he wants to hear.
Here are the previous instances:
Some of those were questionable I’m sure. But there have been no riots, rebellions, looting, insurrections, insurgencies or any other kind of uprising since Trump took office the second time. HE’S MAKING IT ALL UP.
On the other hand, there was an actual insurrection during Trump’s first term but it was perpetrated by the president’s own supporters so naturally, he didn’t invoke it.
He’s created a crisis, sent in masked federal agents dressed like soldiers to terrorize cities and provoke violence so he can involve the insurrection act and fully militarize any Democratic stronghold that dares to resist his tyranny.
I hope the media does some homework on this but all I see and read just seems like more “crossfire” argument or bending over backwards to accommodate the MAGA extreme and give Trump credit for being emperor of the world. Millions of Americans took to the streets yesterday but I think it’s clear that most people in this country don’t yet grasp what’s at stake. Hopefully, that will change but it’s going to take constant, relentless effort to make that happen.