Insurrection act threat made by Trump as he falls asleep again
The David Pakman Show - January 15, 2026
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Donald Trump is openly threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. troops against legal protesters in Minneapolis after flooding the city with federal immigration agents. That surge has already led to multiple shootings, including the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good. The administration is now calling protesters insurrectionists while praising ICE and accusing state leaders of corruption.
Republicans want credit for supposedly pushing back on Trump’s threats to seize Greenland by force, but the resistance is thin and mostly for show. A couple of senators speak up publicly or take symbolic trips, while most complaints are anonymous and paired with public loyalty. This is the same cycle every time. Private concern, mild distancing, then total compliance.
Trump appeared to fall asleep during an Oval Office event, then woke up to brag about acing cognitive tests and launched into a rambling speech about milk and brain power. Officials awkwardly played along, praising milk like they were reassuring a child. The moment became more disturbing as Trump veered into foreign policy threats and lashed out at basic questions.
Support for Trump among Gen Z has collapsed at a stunning pace. Polling shows a 42-point swing from positive to deeply negative in about a year. Young voters who drifted toward Trump in 2024 are now facing high rent, student debt, weak job prospects, and policy positions that clash with their values. Even the influencers who helped sell Trump to them are backing away, leaving Republicans exposed as turnout rises.
The administration is also clearly panicking, and Attorney General Pam Bondi is now part of the damage control. She defended firing six federal prosecutors in Minnesota not for wrongdoing, but for refusing loyalty to ICE, even mocking one over a photo shoot. This came as protests grew following Renee Good’s killing.
At the same time, Trump officials are pushing austerity as a moral lesson for regular people. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claimed Americans can live on three dollar meals, while Trump mocks parents for wanting more than a few toys for their kids. This is not about responsibility. It is about lowering expectations for working families while wealthy leaders make no sacrifices of their own.
Trump counselor Peter Navarro is blaming the housing crisis almost entirely on undocumented immigrants, using fake numbers and bad economics. Housing costs are driven by underbuilding, zoning restrictions, migration patterns, and high interest rates. In fact, immigrants are more likely to live crowded together and work in construction, which actually helps increase supply.
Finally, Republican Rep. Lisa McClain delivered a stunningly weak defense of reports that her husband bought shares in Elon Musk’s private AI company just before Pentagon involvement expanded. Instead of denying inside information, she claimed it was not insider trading because they would have bought more if it were. That logic fails instantly and only reinforces why so many people believe Congress plays by different rules.
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This is PROJECT 2025 line by line by line.
Americsn citizens, no matter how peaceful we are, are going to be forced to do Trump's bidding and that of his Nazi administration.
If Trump continues, which he will, American citizens will have to pick up weapons and overthrow the government. It WILL happen shortly so why not take the initiative away from Trump and his goons and start the fight right now.
Each state is responsible for their own elections and the president can’t prevent that. What he can do is what he tried to do the first time as well as make it as hard as possible for people to get their votes counted.