Trump’s move to federalize state troops and deploy them in places like Portland and Chicago is a direct violation of the Constitution, which forbids using the military to police American civilians except for in times of invasion or rebellion.

He’s doing it anyway, breaking the law, trampling norms, and daring the courts to stop him.

The only good news?

A federal judge has blocked Trump's attempt to deploy National Guard troops from Texas and California into Portland, an illegal maneuver to send other states’ troops into Democratic-led cities without consent. But the Trump administration is appealing this ruling as we speak, getting ready to set a dangerous precedent for the future of our democracy.

Governors like JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom have called Trump’s deployments what they are: invasions.

These are not security measures. They are power grabs, designed to create chaos, justify crackdowns, and crush resistance.

We can’t stand by while Trump tears down every American norm and replaces our democracy with his personal rule. We need to fight back.

In the courts, in the streets, and at the ballot box.

Chip in now to help us expose this authoritarian takeover and defend our democracy from Trump’s illegal abuse of power. Every dollar goes to organizing, legal defense, and mobilizing the grassroots movement to stop this before it’s too late.