Historian begs Americans not to downplay Trump's threats to use the military against them

Donald Trump is threatening to use his second term in office to attack Americans using the military.

Presidential historian Michael Beschloss appeared on MSNBC's "The Beat With Ari Melber," guest hosted by Katie Phang, to elicit a stark warning.

"All I'm saying is: Watch out."

If Trump becomes the 47th president, Bechloss believes there is going to be a severe danger of instituting the Insurrection Act and putting soldiers on missions to police American soil.

During a rally in Iowa, the 2024 Republican frontrunner described the metropolises of New York City and Chicago as “crime dens” and vowed to move fast to bring in the country's military might.

“The next time, I’m not waiting," he said. "One of the things I did was let them run it and we’re going to show how bad a job they do,” he said. “Well, we did that. We don’t have to wait any longer.”

Beschloss says we should be taking Trump at his word.

"Presidents in the United States have too much power," he said. "Thus far, we've relied on the fact we've had people like George H.W. Bush or Dwight Eisenhower who know it's the possibility of the president to be restrained in using power such as martial law or the Insurrection Act."

He said the presidency's power was tested after Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.

"In 2016, our luck ran out," the historian explained. "It may run out yet again next year."

Should Trump be voted back into the White House, Beschloss fears the worst because the Supreme Court favors him, as do several judges that he appointed and who remain in power on the bench.

"If that happens, just the Insurrection Act alone gives a president who is lawless or even obeying the law — and just wants to use the military and use violence to curb his opposition — enormous power," he said. "Perhaps the courts can prove it, but as you well know, the Supreme Court of this moment was already one-third appointed by Donald Trump. He appointed a lot of judges.

"He will yet again if he becomes president."

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