Donald Trump's former staffer fears he 'could declare martial law' to prevent next election
Donald Trump's former communications director Anthony Scaramucci has issued a stark warning as he fears the president could declare martial law. Speaking to Saxo on behalf of the Daily Star, Scaramucci suggested that
Trump
might declare martial law to cling to power if he runs for a second term.
Despite his short stint in the administration, which ended after he criticized cabinet members, Scaramucci has since become an outspoken critic of Trump.
He acknowledged it wasn't likely but couldn't dismiss the "worst case" scenario based on Trump's past actions: Trump attempting to maintain control by disrupting the democratic process. This speculation has been fueled by the emergence of Trump 2028 caps online.
Anthony Scaramucci
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Now a broadcaster and host of The Rest is Politics US, as well as a former Goldman Sachs executive, Scaramucci elaborated on his concerns: "The worst case scenario [is] he declares martial law, he creates enough havoc in the country, economic destabilisation, and he declares martial law and he cancels an election. That would be the worst case."
While he views this outcome as improbable, he believes no one can confidently exclude it from their strategic considerations. "I don't see that happening honestly, because I think what you're seeing right now is that there's a system that seems to be holding," reports
the Daily Star
.
Donald Trump
(Image: Getty Images)
Scaramucci cited recent events that demonstrate the resilience of American institutions, such as the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's attempt to deport Venezuelan immigrants and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's resistance to presidential pressure.
Scaramucci expressed his concerns about the state of the nation's infrastructure, noting that while some parts may be "holding" together, there are other worrisome aspects.
He pointed out: "Congress, I think, is the weakest part of this," and went on to criticize their effectiveness by saying, "Frankly, I don't know what they're doing or how they're doing it.
"And I think the best thing that Trump has going for him is the Democrats. They're in absolute complete disarray. They're internally fighting with each other."
Martial Law would be the 'worst case scenario'
(Image: Getty Images)
Despite these issues, Scaramucci warned of the potential for a more severe downturn, stating, "You can't say as a strategist, a macro person, that there's a 0% chance that Trump would try to do that [implement Martial Law] because he's doing exactly what needs to be done to destroy democracy."
The conversation took an eerie turn when Scaramucci referenced the blockbuster film "Civil War," released last year, which delves into the hypothetical scenario of a president attempting to bypass the US Constitution to secure a third term in office.
In a sobering conclusion, Scaramucci remarked: "If you read the book 'How Democracies Die,' he's doing everything in the book that you would do to prepare yourself to take over from a governmental position. And that's just the facts."
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