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The trial run

Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C.

Robert Reich
Aug 13, 2025
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Friends,

It’s important to see Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C., as a trial run for a possible military occupation of the United States, including martial law, later in his term. I don’t want to be paranoid, but Trump may figure he needs such a plan if his strategies to hold Congress after the midterm elections raise too much public opposition, esp…

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