Talk inside the White House about invoking the act has ebbed and flowed since Trump took office again in January, said the five people, who include the senior administration official, two people familiar with the discussions and two people close to the White House.
But the debate inside the administration has shifted recently, from whether it makes sense to invoke the act to more deeply exploring how and when it might be invoked, both people close to the White House said.
Did anyone else see that weird interview on CNN with Steven Miller clamming up à la Mitch McConnell after he mentioned that Trump would have “plenary authority” i.e. dictatorial powers?
Unless I’m mistaken, plenary authority is granted to the president when the Insurrection Act is invoked.
So… Is this an attempt to push that through quickly now that the cat is out of the bag?
Their incompetence is as mindboggling as how they are getting away with it.