Social media posts have warned for more than a month that President Donald Trump would declare martial law on April 20, which typically means suspending civil law while the military takes control of civilian functions such as courts.But many of the posts appeared to conflate martial law with the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807, which was mentioned in a recent executive order.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Biden blasts Trump’s domestic policies in first post-presidency addresslist 2 of 4Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student banlist 3 of 4Why are so many Americans applying for second passports?list 4 of 4Trump v US courts: Where do challenges to executive orders stand?end of list“I just learned about this executive order (section 6-b) which says Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 on April 20th which will (amount) to declaring martial law,” a Reddit user posted on March 19. “That’s the end of the USA.”The narrative spre...
