When asked about the limits

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October 1, 2026

Trump says he’ll seize power if the elections next month don’t go the way he wants.

Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November.

“I’m not committing to anything,” Trump said in an interview with Time when asked about the limits of his presidential power. “We’re going to see how it plays out in court.”

It’s all illegal and unconstitutional, but that doesn’t matter, because no one can stop him.

The president has a history of threatening to deploy troops via the Insurrection Act of 1807 between his two terms.

Trump has a history of a lot of things, all of them bad.

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6 responses to “When asked about the limits”

chigau

Oct 1, 2026 6:17 PM

Julius Caesar was stabbed at least 20 times, lots of plausible deniability there.

Mussolini was shot 3 or 4 or 7 times.

Do they not teach world history in the USoA?
guest

Oct 1, 2026 10:21 PM

‘when asked about the limits of his presidential power’ Why is anyone ‘asking’ him about the limits of his presidential power? It’s not up to him. (Though it’s just wild how everyone seems to go along with the idea that it is.)
What a Maroon

Oct 2, 2026 4:09 AM

@chigau,

Vance will do all that he can to ensure that Trump survives through January 20th. After that, don’t be surprised to see a sudden demise.
Ophelia Benson

Oct 2, 2026 4:43 AM

I think they ask him in order to reveal what he thinks the limits are.
guest

Oct 2, 2026 6:02 AM

Well that’s almost funnier, giving the president a pop quiz about his job duties.
Ophelia Benson

Oct 2, 2026 9:05 AM

Mmm not so much funny as…