For a moment it looks like the protests might quiet down. But two National Guard units announce their allegiance to Donald Trump. More follow suit. Many police units join, some officially and others unofficially. They make a public statement: “We will not let our elections be stolen again.” They help MAGA protestors flood dozens of state capitol buildings.
Trying to stem the tide of revolt, President-elect Harris persuades Biden to invoke the Insurrection Act to end this “domestic insurrection.” Under emergency powers, the President freezes Donald Trump’s social media company. The Justice Department opens an investigation. Military generals need to regain control. They order the Army to restrain the National Guard.
The next weeks are intense. You can sense the possibility of a full civil war brewing. Never-before-seen images of Army units versus National Guard units unfold on television screens. Tensions within the better-trained Army are minimal. Top military is intent on reinforcing unit discipline. Tension brews across the country. Reports grow of militias abducting immigrants with plans to “send them back across the border” and anti-Black and anti-Semitic attacks.
