Has Donald Trump Invoked the Insurrection Act?

No. The law requires a president to issue a public proclamation.

By Khaya Himmelman

Jan 14, 2021

After a violent mob stormed the Capitol on January 6 to protest Joe Biden’s electoral victory several social media posts claiming that President Donald Trump had invoked the Insurrection Act, began circulating online.

Insurrection Act was signed last night by Pres Trump according to multiple sources. Reliable source is Michael Jaco, a former Navy Seal, who announced it just now on his YouTube channel. Vatican, Italy, Germany, Pakistan all linked to foreign interference: https://t.co/WEorGuIz1k
— Michael Salla (@MichaelSalla) January 10, 2021

One viral Facebook post shows a screenshot of a Parler account identified as @TeamTrumpNews that claims that President Trump invoked the Insurrection Act in response to what is described as a “treasonous rebellion by Democrat & Republican lawmakers.” Part of the widely shared post reads as follows: “I have invoked the The Insurrection Act of 1807, to address the treasonous rebellion conducted by Democrat & Republican lawmakers, CCP agents, the FBI, DOJ, CIA & others to undermine, corrode, and dismantle the United States of America and its constitution.”

The claim that Trump has invoked the Insurrection Act is false.

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