Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-08 11:17:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 49DF459865426C685DECF99DF3D74E5A4661253F580F6C7ACDE15B3666223004
Participant Details
Original Note:
NNN. Interpretation of the Insurrection Act is divided, and many hold that the President can use it for civil unrest. There were repeated calls and efforts among Trump Administration officials to invoke it; a proclamation to do so was drafted by aides, but not used. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/19/under-insurrection-act-1807-heres-what-us-president-can-cannot-do/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/trump-insurrection-act-protests.html
All Note Details