The Left is melting down once again—and this time, it’s over a tinfoil-hat-level conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump is preparing to declare martial law on April 20.
The same people who spent years mocking “QAnon” are now pushing a full-blown BlueAnon fantasy of their own.
The source of this hysteria? None other than James Carville, the aging Democratic strategist who’s apparently desperate to stay relevant.
On a recent episode of Politics War Room, Carville was asked whether Trump was trying to provoke enough unrest to declare martial law and suspend the 2026 elections.
“You’re so correct to be concerned about this… It’s getting worse by the day. It is not going to stop getting worse. And I would be, we ought to be, on high, high alert.”
The left’s panic stems from a deliberate misreading of Trump’s January 20 executive order, which declared a national emergency at the southern border and directed the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to submit a report by April 20.
The report will assess the border crisis—created by years of Democrat open-border policies—and recommend whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 for enforcement. Nowhere does it mention “martial law,” but that hasn’t stopped the BlueAnon crowd from spinning dystopian fantasies.
The EO reads in part:
“Within 90 days of the date of this proclamation, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a joint report to the President about the conditions at the southern border of the United States and any recommendations regarding additional actions that may be necessary to obtain complete operational control of the southern border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.”
The Insurrection Act of 1807 is not martial law. They are distinct legal concepts in the United States, each with different implications for the use of military force and the role of civilian government.
The Insurrection Act is a federal law that grants the President authority to deploy U.S. military forces domestically under specific circumstances. It serves as an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally prohibits federal troops from engaging in civilian law enforcement.
Martial law refers to the temporary replacement of civilian government and legal processes with military authority.
The Left’s mass delusion began gaining traction after Trump gave an interview to NBC News on March 30, where he said that there were “methods” by which a third term could be considered.
Per NBC:
“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, referring to his allies. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.”
“I’m not joking,” Trump said, when asked to clarify. “But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it.”
When asked whether he has been presented with plans to allow him to seek a third term, Trump said, “There are methods which you could do it.”
The rumor mill surged into overdrive after an anonymous Substack writer, posting under the name “Aletheisthenes,” published an article titled, “Part 1: On April 20th, 2025, the United States May Cross the Point of No Return.”
In the post, Aletheisthenes wrote:
It sounds wild. Maybe even crazy. But every step is already in motion. I’d be happy to be wrong. But if this is correct… you’ll be ready.
On April 20, 2025, the United States may initiate its final steps into authoritarian rule.That’s the day Donald Trump’s advisory committee is expected to release its findings on whether he should invoke the Insurrection Act — a move that would allow him to deploy the military domestically and allow Trump to impose martial law. (San Francisco Chronicle). Given Hegseth and Noem are the main “advisors”, the conclusion is foregone.
And as his two months in office has already shown, he won’t stop at just a legal opinion.
Expect an executive order even that same day or the next, officially declaring the Insurrection Act, restricting freedoms in the name of restoring control of the border and perhaps in blue-state cities, and setting the larger plan in motion.
Even far-left fact-checking site Snopes was forced to concede the rumor had no substance
They noted frantic emails from readers citing social media posts about April 20, with one tying the executive order to a supposed martial law plot. Snopes clarified that the order is about border security, not tanks rolling through the streets.
One reader emailed Snopes, “I am seeing many posts on Facebook that on April 20, Trump will declare martial law.” Another person referenced an executive order issued on Jan. 20, the first day of Trump’s second term, and asked, “I have seen a variety of posts suggesting that an early executive order signed by the president has set the stage for the imposition of martial law, and that this will be triggered by a report on the state of the border that will be released on April 20. Any truth here?”
That Jan. 20 executive order declared a national emergency at the southern U.S. border. One part of the order said that the secretaries of defense and homeland security would issue a joint report “within 90 days,” meaning by April 20. It further stated that the report would include guidance about “whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.” The order did not explicitly mention the words “martial law.”
As of this writing on April 9, this rumor existed more as a prediction than a provable claim. Searches of the websites for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and the White House yielded no announcements, statements or demonstrable evidence that might help to shed light on the unproven matter.
But that hasn’t stopped Democrats from spreading fear and paranoia.
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“As a veteran, if martial law is declared in the U.S., it means the Constitution is suspended. Civilian government Gone. Freedom of speech, assembly, the press? Gone. Curfews. Checkpoints. Arrest without warrants. No due process. I believe the military would stand with the people & Constitution”
— Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Test trial for declaring martial law. Get ready America. They are practicing.
— frankieinthetub.bsky.social (@frankieinthetub.bsky.social) April 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Blueprint for seeking up martial law in the USA. He must be stopped somehow
— whattheactualf.bsky.social (@whattheactualf.bsky.social) April 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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