Can you feel it? Some call it the Overton Window… Others call it the Zeitgeist… But it’s the collective sense and feeling that we’re all moving in one direction, almost like a freight train that you know cannot be stopped after a certain point. That’s how it feels to me with The Insurrection Act. What was once kind of an obscure concept now feels like a foregone conclusion.  No longer a matter of “if” but only a matter of “when”. And Elon Musk just added his finger to the scale to make the “when” be right now: Time to invoke the Insurrection Act https://t.co/pkTdBJVcxT — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 16, 2026 I completely agree. Elon reposted a post from Insurrection Barbie which I thought was very well said: Some fun facts: 1. The Insurrection Act has been invoked 30 times by 17 different presidents. 2. In fact, 37% of American presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. 3. It was invoked to deal with rebellions and uprisings. What are rebellions and uprisings? Examples:… — Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) January 15, 2026 Some fun facts: 1. The Insurrection Act has been invoked 30 times by 17 different presidents. 2. In fact, 37% of American presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act. 3. It was invoked to deal with rebellions and uprisings. What are rebellions and uprisings? Examples: – Armed groups openly defied federal law – State or local authorities could not or would not enforce federal law – Violence or organized resistance threatened the authority of the federal government – Courts were blocked, taxes couldn’t be collected, or officials were attacked Look I just described Minnesota. Spot on! In fact, here is a full breakdown of all the past US Presidents who have successfully invoked the Insurrection Act and the circumstances surrounding each time. Check this out and tell me if any of this sounds and looks familiar to what we are seeing right now in America: Historical Invocations of the Insurrection Act The Insurrection Act of 1807 (codified in 10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255) empowers the President to deploy U.S. military forces domestically to suppress insurrections, rebellions, or domestic violence that hinders the execution of federal or state laws. It has been invoked over 30 times since 1807, often in response to civil unrest, labor disputes, or civil rights crises. Below is a chronological breakdown of all known invocations, including the president, date, circumstances, and outcomes. This list is based on historical records from the Congressional Research Service and other authoritative sources; some early invocations were brief or partial, and exact counts vary slightly due to overlapping events or state requests. 1. Thomas Jefferson (1808) Date: February 1808. Circumstances: Enforcement of the Embargo Act of 1807, which prohibited trade with Britain and France amid tensions leading to the War of 1812. Smugglers and armed groups in the Northeast (e.g., Massachusetts and Connecticut) resisted federal enforcement, creating localized insurrections against U.S. authority. Actions: Jefferson authorized militia deployment to suppress smuggling operations. No large-scale federal troops were used; it was more a proclamation than full invocation. Outcome: Minimal military action; the embargo was unpopular and repealed in 1809. 2. George Washington (1794) Date: August 7, 1794 (proclamation); invoked under precursor authority to the Act. Circumstances: Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, where farmers rebelled against a federal excise tax on whiskey, attacking tax collectors and forming armed militias. This was the first major test of federal authority under the Constitution. Actions: Washington personally led 13,000 militia from several states to suppress the uprising. Outcome: Rebels dispersed without major violence; two were convicted of treason but pardoned. Affirmed federal supremacy. Note: This predates the formal 1807 Act but is often included as an early invocation of similar powers. 3. John Adams (1799) Date: 1799 (limited use). Circumstances: Fries’s Rebellion in eastern Pennsylvania, a tax resistance movement against a federal property tax to fund a potential war with France. Armed farmers led by John Fries resisted U.S. marshals. Actions: Adams authorized militia to quell the uprising. Outcome: Fries and others were arrested; Fries was initially sentenced to death but pardoned by Adams. 4. James Madison (1812) Date: 1812. Circumstances: During the War of 1812, desertions and mutinies in the U.S. Army, particularly in the Northeast, where anti-war sentiment led to insubordination. Actions: Invocation to deploy forces against mutinous troops. Outcome: Suppressed internal dissent; no major engagements. 5. James Monroe (1817) Date: 1817. Circumstances: Seminole raids from Spanish Florida into U.S. territory (Georgia), involving Native American and escaped slave groups disrupting frontier law. Actions: Authorized military expedition into Florida. Outcome: Led to the First Seminole War; U.S. forces seized Pensacola, pressuring Spain to cede Florida in 1819. 6. John Quincy Adams (1820) Date: 1820. Circumstances: Slave rebellion fears in South Carolina, amid the Missouri Compromise debates; local militias were insufficient to maintain order. Actions: Proclamation invoking the Act to support state forces. Outcome: No actual deployment; preventive measure. 7. Andrew Jackson (1830s) Date: Multiple in 1830s (e.g., 1832–1834). Circumstances: Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, where the state declared federal tariffs null and threatened secession. Also, enforcement of the Tariff of 1828. Actions: Jackson issued a proclamation and prepared to deploy federal troops and militia. Outcome: South Carolina backed down after the Force Bill passed; crisis averted without violence. 8. Martin Van Buren (1838) Date: 1838. Circumstances: Patriot War spillover from Canada; armed filibusters from the U.S. (e.g., in New York and Michigan) invaded Canada, creating border unrest and threats to U.S. neutrality laws. Actions: Deployed troops to enforce neutrality and suppress invasions. Outcome: Invasions repelled; reinforced U.S.-Canadian border security. 9. John Tyler (1842) Date: 1842. Circumstances: Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island, a constitutional convention movement that turned violent, with competing governments and armed clashes over voting rights. Actions: Tyler invoked the Act at the request of the state legislature to deploy federal troops. Outcome: Rebel forces surrendered; led to constitutional reforms expanding suffrage. 10. James K. Polk (1844) Date: 1844. Circumstances: Anti-rent wars in New York, where tenant farmers rebelled against landlords, leading to riots and attacks on property. Actions: Authorized militia to restore order. Outcome: Riots quelled; contributed to agrarian reforms. 11. Zachary Taylor (1849) Date: 1849. Circumstances: Astor Place Riot in New York City, stemming from class tensions and a theater dispute between British actor William Macready and American Edwin Forrest supporters, resulting in deadly clashes. Actions: Taylor offered federal troops to the governor; militia was used instead. Outcome: 20+ deaths; highlighted urban unrest issues. 12. Millard Fillmore (1850) Date: 1850. Circumstances: Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act amid rising sectional tensions; unrest in Northern cities over slave catchers. Actions: Limited invocation to support federal marshals. Outcome: Increased enforcement but heightened abolitionist resistance. 13. Franklin Pierce (1854–1857) Date: Multiple, 1854–1857. Circumstances: Bleeding Kansas, where pro- and anti-slavery settlers clashed violently over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, leading to guerrilla warfare. Actions: Pierce declared martial law in Kansas Territory and deployed troops. Outcome: Temporary suppression; violence continued until 1859, exacerbating path to Civil War. 14. James Buchanan (1857–1859) Date: 1857–1859. Circumstances: Continuation of Bleeding Kansas violence, including the Marais des Cygnes massacre. Actions: Buchanan sent federal troops to Lecompton and other areas to enforce pro-slavery constitution. Outcome: Failed to resolve conflict; troops withdrew amid controversy. 15. Abraham Lincoln (1861) Date: April 15, 1861. Circumstances: Civil War outbreak after Fort Sumter; Southern secession and rebellion against federal authority. Actions: Suspended habeas corpus and invoked the Act to call up 75,000 militia and deploy Union forces to suppress the rebellion. Outcome: Enabled full-scale war effort; upheld by Congress. 16. Andrew Johnson (1866–1867) Date: Multiple, 1866–1867. Circumstances: Reconstruction-era violence in the South, including race riots (e.g., New Orleans 1866) and Ku Klux Klan activities obstructing federal laws and freedmen’s rights. Actions: Invoked to deploy troops to enforce Reconstruction Acts and protect civil rights. Outcome: Troops occupied Southern states; reduced immediate violence but led to impeachment tensions. 17. Ulysses S. Grant (1871) Date: March 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act enforcement). Circumstances: Widespread Ku Klux Klan terrorism in the South during Reconstruction, including lynchings and voter intimidation against African Americans. Actions: Grant declared martial law in parts of South Carolina and deployed federal troops. Outcome: Thousands arrested; broke Klan’s power temporarily. 18. Rutherford B. Hayes (1877) Date: 1877 (end of Reconstruction). Circumstances: Great Railroad Strike of 1877, nationwide labor unrest with riots in multiple cities (e.g., Pittsburgh, Chicago) disrupting interstate commerce. Actions: Hayes invoked the Act to send federal troops to suppress strikes at the request of governors. Outcome: Strikes ended; troops protected railroads but criticized for favoring capital. 19. Grover Cleveland (1894) Date: July 1894. Circumstances: Pullman Strike in Chicago, led by Eugene V. Debs; workers halted rail traffic, causing national economic disruption and violence. Actions: Cleveland deployed 12,000 federal troops despite Illinois governor’s objections, citing interference with mail. Outcome: Strike broken; Debs imprisoned. Marked federal intervention in labor disputes. 20. Theodore Roosevelt (1903) Date: 1903. Circumstances: Colorado Labor Wars, including the Cripple Creek miners’ strike with bombings and armed clashes between union workers and company guards. Actions: Roosevelt sent federal troops to maintain order after state forces failed. Outcome: Strike resolved; troops enforced arbitration. 21. Woodrow Wilson (1914) Date: 1914. Circumstances: Colorado Coalfield War continuation, with the Ludlow Massacre where striking miners and families were attacked, leading to widespread unrest. Actions: Wilson federalized the Colorado National Guard and sent regular troops. Outcome: Violence subsided; led to labor reforms. 22. Woodrow Wilson (1919) Date: 1919. Circumstances: Red Summer race riots and steel strikes; racial violence in cities like Washington D.C. and Chicago, plus labor unrest amid post-WWI economic woes. Actions: Invoked to deploy troops to Omaha and other areas for riots; also for steel strike in Pennsylvania. Outcome: Riots quelled; 30+ deaths in D.C. alone; strikes suppressed. 23. Warren G. Harding (1921) Date: 1921. Circumstances: Tulsa Race Massacre aftermath in Oklahoma, where white mobs destroyed Black Wall Street; local authorities overwhelmed. Actions: Harding sent federal troops to restore order. Outcome: Troops enforced curfew; massacre ended, but 300+ deaths and massive destruction occurred. 24. Herbert Hoover (1932) Date: July 1932. Circumstances: Bonus Army March in Washington, D.C.; WWI veterans demanding early bonus payments camped out, clashing with police. Actions: Hoover invoked the Act to deploy Army under Douglas MacArthur to evict the protesters. Outcome: Camp burned; 1 death, many injured. Damaged Hoover’s reputation during the Depression. 25. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1943) Date: June 1943. Circumstances: Detroit Race Riot and Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles; racial tensions between Black migrants/white residents and servicemen/Mexican-American youth. Actions: FDR sent 6,000 federal troops to Detroit at Michigan governor’s request. Outcome: Riots ended; 34 deaths in Detroit. Highlighted wartime racial issues. 26. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957) Date: September 1957. Circumstances: Little Rock Crisis; Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus used National Guard to block nine Black students from integrating Central High School, defying Brown v. Board of Education. Actions: Eisenhower federalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent 1,000 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne. Outcome: Students protected and integrated; set precedent for federal enforcement of civil rights. 27. John F. Kennedy (1962) Date: September 1962 (Ole Miss Crisis); August 1963 (Alabama schools). Circumstances: University of Mississippi integration riot after James Meredith’s enrollment; Alabama Governor George Wallace’s “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” blocking Black students at University of Alabama. Actions: For Ole Miss, Kennedy federalized Mississippi National Guard and sent 3,000+ troops/U.S. Marshals. For Alabama, sent federalized Guard. Outcome: Meredith enrolled (2 deaths in riots); Wallace stepped aside, allowing integration. 28. John F. Kennedy (1963) Date: September 1963. Circumstances: Civil rights unrest in Alabama, including bombings and protests in Birmingham. Actions: Deployed troops to support federal marshals. Outcome: Stabilized the area; aided desegregation. 29. Lyndon B. Johnson (1965) Date: March 1965 (Selma); July 1967 (Detroit). Circumstances: Selma to Montgomery marches for voting rights, met with violence; 1967 Detroit Race Riot, sparked by police raid, leading to arson and looting. Actions: For Selma, federalized Alabama National Guard. For Detroit, sent 4,700 paratroopers and Marines at governor’s request. Outcome: Marches protected, leading to Voting Rights Act; Detroit riot ended (43 deaths, 7,000 arrested). 30. Lyndon B. Johnson (1968) Date: April 1968. Circumstances: Riots following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in multiple cities (e.g., Washington D.C., Chicago, Baltimore). Actions: Johnson deployed over 13,000 troops to D.C. and other areas. Outcome: Riots contained; 100+ deaths nationwide. Led to Kerner Commission report on racial inequality. 31. Richard Nixon (1970) Date: 1970. Circumstances: Postal workers strike disrupting mail service, deemed a threat to national function. Actions: Nixon invoked to federalize striking workers and deploy military to sort mail. Outcome: Strike ended quickly; workers returned with pay raises. 32. George H.W. Bush (1992) Date: May 1992. Circumstances: Los Angeles Riots after Rodney King verdict acquittal; widespread looting, arson, and violence (over 50 deaths). Actions: Bush federalized California National Guard and sent 4,000 troops/Marines at governor’s request. Outcome: Order restored after six days; led to federal civil rights investigations. Summary Notes Total Invocations: Approximately 32 major instances, though some (e.g., under Pierce/Buchanan) overlap. Not all led to full deployments; many were proclamations or state-assisted. Common Themes: Early uses focused on rebellions and enforcement; 19th century on labor/slavery; 20th century on civil rights and riots. No invocations since 1992. Legal Context: Invocations require a presidential proclamation ordering insurgents to disperse. Congress can limit but rarely has. The Act was last amended in 2007 (briefly expanded, then restored). Sources: This draws from CRS Report R42659 (2018 update), historical analyses by the Brennan Center, and presidential archives. For primary documents, refer to the Federal Register or White House proclamations. In related news, we also had this report from yesterday: President Trump: “…I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT…” President Trump is saying it as clearly as he possibly can.... This is the final warning. QUOTE: "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State. Thank you for you attention to this matter! President DJT" “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law & stop the professional agitators & insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done…” - President Trump pic.twitter.com/d7XJMA7qUU — The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 15, 2026 That would be what is called an "If/then" statement.... And we all know the "if" part is guaranteed to continue.  The professional agitators and insurrectionists are not going to stop. See this for example, they will never quit: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is pushing for a Civil War "We're in a position right now where we have residents that are asking police officers to fight ICE agents on the street, to stand by their ‘neighbors’." Look at the Police Chief’s face as soon as he said it... He better… pic.twitter.com/0XEW7J0Ppp — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 15, 2026 So the "then" is a foregone conclusion. In other words folks, it's coming!  And I think very soon.  Possibly this week. Kristi Noem confirmed earlier today: Kristy Noem says she’s spoken with President Trump about invoking the Insurrection Act, amongst other things — And there are no Plans to Pull Out of Minnesota. Buckle up buttercups.https://t.co/X5icbNMdbe https://t.co/SIHugCuFva pic.twitter.com/8ytEeEF2k5 — MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) January 15, 2026 And next let's address the question of "why is this taking so long?" The reason it's taking so long is because when he does it everything is going to change rapidly -- overnight.  And some blue-pilled, blue-haired Far-Left liberals are simply not going to be able to handle it. President Trump is doing everything he can to precondition the masses, and he's willing to take extra time to do so, to get as many people ready as possible: For those asking why Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act yet, the answer is always PUBLIC PERCEPTION. POTUS is legally within his Constitutional authority to invoke the Insurrection Act unilaterally. Giving the order is the easy part. Convincing hundreds of millions of… pic.twitter.com/SqHe1Oup1U — Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 15, 2026 For those asking why Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act yet, the answer is always PUBLIC PERCEPTION. POTUS is legally within his Constitutional authority to invoke the Insurrection Act unilaterally. Giving the order is the easy part. Convincing hundreds of millions of Americans that we need to send the US MIL into US cities nationwide to help deport millions of illegal aliens that the Dems are using to steal elections… that’s the hard part. Trump has been teasing the Insurrection Act for months for a reason. It was soft disclosure. He was softening the landing for when the time comes. The public needed to be psychologically prepped before undertaking something of this magnitude, especially considering the Dems/MSM have been telling their sheep that Trump is Hitler, ICE are the Gestapo, etc. This is an extremely delicate situation, and one false step could be catastrophic. This must be done surgically, without causing a full-on civil war with unfathomable civilian casualties. It must be clean and swift, and the public must be downloaded on why it is happening BEFORE it happens. POTUS will do it when the time is right, and when the public are psychologically prepared to what must happen. I discussed all of this with Sheriff Mack earlier this morning: Sheriff Mack – Insurrection Act NOW? Earlier today, I invited Sheriff Richard Mack back onto my show over on The Daily Truth Report, and I wanted to make sure you didn't miss it. Make sure you are Following me over on Rumble here to make sure you never miss any future shows: https://rumble.com/c/DailyTruthReport In light of all the chaos in Minnesota, LA and New York, not to mention Chicago, Portland and Colorado, I wanted to have Sheriff Mack on to find out why the local Sheriffs aren't getting involved to fill the gaps when the local police seem unable or unwilling to keep the peace. We talked about that and specifically about Minneapolis and the shooting of Renee Good. Sheriff Mack's opinion on that might surprise you! We also talked about the Insurrection Act and when he thinks President Trump should invoke it -- including the one thing he would try first. It was a FASCINATING conversation and I think you are going to really enjoy this one. Watch here: Backup on YouTube here: Please help us get this message to President Trump's team. SHARE!