I won't put odds on it, but that's overly pessimistic as far as Trump's willingness to act. There's a reason he created that 2018 EO, and he did it because he planned to act on it.
Trump is keeping the military/insurrection act option as a last resort. He's hoping that he can find a legal solution that doesn't require that level of intervention to win the Presidency, and then he can really go to town.
In the end, the only reason Trump won't act is if he can't -- because he's lost control of the military. There's a reason he made those changes at the DOD, and that was to head off a military coup by the Democrats. There's a reason he moved control of CIA's assets to the new DOD leadership, and that was for the same reason.
The signs are clear that Trump will act -- if he has sufficient control over this incredibly complex, out of control machine.
I won't put odds on it, but that's overly pessimistic as far as Trump's willingness to act. There's a reason he created that 2018 EO, and he did it because he planned to act on it.
Trump is keeping the military/insurrection act option as a last resort. He's hoping that he can find a legal solution that doesn't require that level of intervention to win the Presidency, and then he can really go to town.
In the end, the only reason Trump won't act is if he can't -- because he's lost control of the military. There's a reason he made those changes at the DOD, and that was to head off a military coup by the Democrats. There's a reason he moved control of CIA's assets to the new DOD leadership, and that was for the same reason.
The signs are clear that Trump will act -- if he has sufficient control over this incredibly complex, out of control machine.