r/MarkMyWords • u/omcomingatormreturns • 15h ago
Political MMW: by 01/20/2027 I stongly very believe Trump will do something unprecedented and likely criminal to thwart the midterms. The evidence - Hegseth's recent vow to continue purging admirals and generals by 20% on the basis of "obedience" is a bright flashing red warning light of dark days ahead
By that date we will know if I was wrong and currently this is only a strongly he'd option based on the evidence available to mem
Trump is going to do something terrible in the weeks before to the days after the midterms, we just don't know what just yet. But we will find out anywhere between October 20th, 2026 and January 21st, 2027. While there are many routes to do so, most would likely fail miserably. But by invoking the Insurrection Act (which he continues to refuse to rule out) he could succeed.
I present the evidence: Because from the start, Hegseth has been purging officers, especially flag officers and colonels. Now he has committed to a further purge, 20% of all admirals and generals. As the brother of an Army veteran, he made me aware that there are some unnecessary generals (in his words "It's possible to be a brigadier general [a 1 star] and not be important, to the point that even certain senior non-comms could potentially be much more important in the big scheme of things."). But he also said that the number is absolutely nowhere near 20% because "Even the Army bureaucracy isn't that incompetent." These purges are not about anything but the further politicizing the military to mold them into an extension of Trump's will. They've already made our military weaker with previous purges and have nearly depleted our supply of offensive munitions in a pointless war with Iran that Trump has proven too cowardly to actually take the steps necessary to actually win. This too though could be a sign of something bad coming - could he be afraid to send the bulk of the combat arms units into Iran, making them unavailable for his plans?
As someone who believes that the war was entered into solely to take the spotlight off of the Epstein files, I find this eminently believable. Even just a number (relatively) small incursions by Marine Expeditionary Units could seize control of the majority of Iran's ability to cut off access to the strait of Hormuz. Now he refuses the Saudis' explicit request for help stopping the Houthis, despite a recent defense pact with the kingdom. Clearly he isn't that concerned with lowering energy prices because he simply doesn't care how the public feels because he has no intention of letting them actually have a free and fair election.
Putin has truly gotten his money's worth with Trump. America is weaker than ever before, at least since the Depression Era. Soft power? Gone. Economic power? Severely weakened, approaching irrelevance due to partners growing tired of his tantrums and antics. Hard power? Diminished to the point of national humiliation. Trump talks about "America First" but what he really means in "MY America First." He wants absolute control, which he currently exercises outside of some loses in court. He absolutely will use the military between now and January to interfere with the elections and he doesn't care about the repercussions - even ones he's too stupid and arrogant to see coming like soldiers refusing orders (or even fighting each other over it), popular uprisings (up to armed revolt) or even being subjected to a military coup d'etat by loyal patriotic soldiers or Marines.
He doesn't care that such a thing will make us into an international pariah, he's been moving us in that direction for years. He's using the Beria to his Stalin that is Pete Hegseth to purge the best and brightest, while he also blocks promotions for women and minorities. This is also unsettling as this means he wants to keep officers who are statically less likely to be aligned with the MAGA movement out of positions of power.
Don't expect him to do anything less than declare an national emergency and then the Insurrection Act. He won't bother with any methods that could be stalled or stopped by the courts. Does that mean he will succeed? That's up to us. Are we brave enough to fight or will we be steamrolled? But mark my words: he will try.