Most National Guard units obey the chain of command. But some do not — and where they don’t, this causes widespread havoc. In Tallahassee, Austin, and Baton Rouge, the National Guard and city police open the doors to the state capitol buildings to welcome Trump supporters in. An anonymous joint statement is made explaining why they are countermanding orders, “We will not let our elections be stolen again.” Pro-Trump protestors flood the capitols.
It is hard to tear yourself away from the news on your phone. President Harris persuades Biden to invoke the Insurrection Act to put down what she calls a domestic insurrection. Army generals deploy troops to restrain the National Guard units who were contemptuous of orders. The President orders Donald Trump’s social media company to be frozen, and the Justice Department opens an investigation into Trump supporting an insurrection.
The next weeks are intense. Never-before-seen images of army units versus National Guard units unfold on television screens. 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.
