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Now your turn. What did Biden do?

Two-hundred years ago this week, Washington, D.C., was burned down in the climactic months of the War of 1812. This question supposes that another such burning might be at hand. On this bicentennial of the first burning of our nation’s capital, allow me to offer a vision of what a second burning might look like.Please note: This answer is crazy long, representing several months of research and writing, and might require a solid 30 to 45 minutes of reading. If you're short on time, then I hope you will add it to your reading list and come back to it, but won't blame you if you want to just scroll to the conclusion at the end.Original question: If every state in the US declared war on the WHITE HOUSE, could obama be removed?50 States versus one guy in one building? Yeah, I am thinking it is not outside the realm of possibility that he could be removed.But that’s not a very fun answer.Let’s go ahead and modify the question to: If every State in the U.S. declared war on the Federal government (because declaring war on a building is a horrible military objective), *would* the president be removed?Let us establish a few, initial parameters to this hypothetical en masse insurrection:No attempt has been nor will be made on the part of the States going into this war to realize that this is Unconstitutional as Balls;The Armed Forces of the United States are loyal to the Federal Government (for reasons explained in a bit, and because we don’t want this hypothetical to be farcical);The insurrection has been planned in secret, meaning the U.S. forces are on standard alert levels. Those deployed overseas have not had a chance to be recalled at the start of the war, nor the Reserves activated, nor Congress yet authorize the President to take any extraordinary measures to quell the insurrection (cit. “Unconstitutional as Balls”);By the States declaring war, their forces are limited to their respective National Guard units (the Federal side of the Guard made moot) and State Defense Forces, where applicable, and militia groups, as calculated;U.S. territories do not participate in the insurrection (keeping fingers crossed for Statehood in the aftermath!);The Washington, D.C., National Guard, being under the direct command of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, are Federal forces; and,While the States have had time to mobilize their forces, somehow not arousing suspicion, they have not had a chance to pre-position them for an attack (because that would be too obvious and ruin the surprise).Also, for this simulation:The President remains in the White House throughout the war, in keeping with the spirit of the original question, and because any Continuity of Operations/Government (COOP/COG) sites have now been severely compromised.Let’s get to it!MilitiasWe’re starting with militias because, realistically, if the States go all-in on an overthrow of the Federal government, there is no way these groups would sit on the sidelines. Their whole reason for existing in the 21st century is to provide a citizen deterrent to tyrannical government; and in the case of an insurrection, they would want to prove their capabilities. Otherwise, why exist?The other reason to start with militias is because whereas the dispositions of the National Guard and regular Armed Forces are well understood and can be plugged into this scenario without much fuss, militias require a little more modeling that’s good to get out of the way early on.Nobody has an accurate number on how many Americans are in unorganized militia groups (probably due in part to their unorganized nature). Previous estimations have put the number as high as 60,000 people, but many such estimates were made prior to the reported surge in militia support and activity under the Obama Administration.Lacking an accurate count, we will estimate a State’s available “militia” as being a percentage of “very conservative” voters (don’t pretend like there are enough liberals in militias to be worth modeling) which we will develop by combining polling data from the 2008 and 2012 Republican primaries and measuring that against the 2012 exit polling data.Exit polling was not conducted in every State’s primary in 2008 and 2012, and so not every State has a known number of self-identified “very conservative” Republicans. What we can do is provide a reasonable estimate for these States by charting the relationship between the percentage of self-identified “very conservative” voters in the primary to the margin by which the Republican candidate won (positive value)/lost (negative value) the State in the general election.For both elections, I have removed Iowa and Nevada as outliers. They reported some of the highest percentages of very conservative voters of all States (IA: 45 (2008) & 47 (2012); NV: 40 & 49), but they went on to support the Democratic candidate (IA: -9.5 & -5.8; NV: -12.5 & -6.7). I attribute this to the fact that they are early caucus states, which attracts higher-than representative numbers of very conservative voters.Similarly, exit polling was not available in all states for the 2012 general election to get a level of overall conservative voters (of which a subset are "very conservative"). However, it was conducted in a majority of states; and so we can compare the percentage of self-identified conservatives against the outcome of the election in the state, which looks as follows:The last step required is coming up with a reasonable percentage of these voters who could be militia participants. The 60,000 estimate cited above comes from the year 2000, and which would represent two one-hundredths of a percent of the total US population at the time. If we apply that percentage to the current population, we get an estimate of 68,000 militiamen in the US. To achieve a similar number from our conservative data would represent 0.496 percent of the “very conservative” population. So the equation for each State looks like this:(Males 18 to 45) X (percent “very conservative” Republican primary voters) X (percent “conservative” general election voters) X 0.00496.Applying the above extrapolations to all the states, we get the following table:Rules for this scenario:Militias will take two days to get their members together and assemble in their State’s capital, having not been invited to the initial party (cit. “unorganized”)They will be used first as a kind of citizen military police force to provide long-term security for the Federal installations initially overrun by the National Guard.If there are Federal forces present in the State, the Militia will abandon its security role (voluntarily or under orders) to augment the National Guard units in the State.The Military VoteWe have to realize the fact that even if soldiers were unable to set aside the illegality of the insurrection (cit. UCMJ and “Unconstitutional as Balls”), there are some who might believe that the president and his government are such a threat to the Republic that the insurrection is warranted. It is likely that it is only a very few soldiers who would do this, but in order to establish a baseline, we have to estimate the partisan leanings of the Guard and State Defense Forces to determine how many of them actually show up to fight. We will do this by assuming that they parallel the partisan leanings of the Armed Forces.Note: From here on out, for the polling data I cite, I’m equating Republican with conservative, independent with moderate, and Democrat with liberal. I understand fully that these are not otherwise transferrable terms (eg, there are conservative Democrats, moderate Republicans, the liberal but unaffiliated, etc.); however, not all polling data offers breakouts of ideology and/or party identification. I try to account for this as much as possible.While it is generally assumed that the Armed Forces are more conservative than general population, there are no reliable polls of the military to provide a sense of just how skewed the partisan advantage is, what with there being a general reluctance to encourage politicization of the Armed Forces. Some initial research, however, suggests that the skew is generally overestimated – at least in the enlisted ranks. We have some data to work with that can help us make a reasonable estimation of the difference.One study on military political leanings from 2004 (which is convenient because it coincides with a presidential election with significant exit polling (flawed, but useable)). The study claims that, among enlisted personnel, the ideological split was 32 percent conservative, 45 percent moderate, and 23 percent liberal. 2004 exit polling tells us that the Bush/Kerry divide was 84/15 for conservatives, 45/54 for moderates, and 13/85 for liberals. If you stitch together all those values, you come up with a result of 50/49 in favor of Bush.For the officers, we’re only told that “two-thirds” identified as conservatives. Until I can find the raw data from study, we might then assume that the remaining one-third of officers break out in a similar ratio of moderates to liberals as the enlisted ranks (22 percent moderate and 11 percent liberal). Following the same voting patterns as earlier, we get 68/31 in favor of Bush.What we need to know before making a comparison to the general public is to figure out what the vote of the whole military would have been; and so we need to weight the enlisted and officer votes according to their representation in the ranks. The number of enlisted personnel and the number of officers in the military, as of November 2004, was reported by the Defense Manpower Data Center as 1,179,570 and 226,565, respectively.So accounting for those values, when we plug in the expected voting patterns calculated earlier, we get a final “military vote” of 53.6/46.4 in favor of Bush. How did the general population vote in 2004? 50.7/48.3.This would mean that, for our modeling purposes, we’re assuming that the oft-fabled super-conservative military is, in fact, only +2.9 points more conservative than the general population (or, in the case of the National Guard, the population of their States). We’ll skew this partisanship at a cost of -1.9 points to moderates and -1.0 liberals, in keeping with the general 2:1 advantage of those who self-identify as moderates versus liberals.I recognize that a significant flaw in this model is that it fails to correct for age. While between 65 and 70 percent of the Armed Forces are between 18 and 29, versus approximately 20 to 25 percent of the general population, we know that not 100 percent of personnel in that age bracket are in the enlisted ranks (eg, officers recently graduated from the Service Academies). I haven’t found good data to be able to make the correction.National GuardNot all Guardsmen are going to be down with the insurrection. They might have gone along with being mobilized, because orders are orders; however, once the purpose of the mobilization is revealed to be to overthrow the government, I am sure there would be more than a few Guardsmen who would call that the pinnacle of an unlawfulorder (cit. UCMJ and “Unconstitutional as Balls”) and hastily demobilize the crap out of themselves. We will call this the Guard Resistance Quotient (GRQ).The GRQ is particularly important because we will use it to calculate a critical factor: States that actually participate in the insurrection. The hypothetical scenario only requires all states to declare war on the government, but not that they all pony up and fight.Rules for the GRQ:States’ National Guards’ effectiveness and strength will be fixed according to the GRQ at the start of the insurrection;States with a GRQ below 40 will participate in the insurrection by;o Securing Federal installations within their Stateo Assist other States in rebellion with securing Federal installationso Securing the contiguous borders of all States in rebellion, ando When possible, conducting offensive operations against Federal troopsStates with a GRQ between 40 and 50 will be too divided to field an effective fighting force at the outset of the insurrection, and so their initial actions will be limited to:o Securing their States’ borders against all forces, ando Blockading Federal installations, but not attempting to secure themStates with a GRQ above 50 will flip their allegiance in favor of the Federal government. They will:o Secure their borders against States in rebellion and permit the movement of Federal forces, ando Combat militia and other insurrectionist forces within their stateModeling the GRQ is slightly more complicated than calculating a State’s militia.Soldiers being soldiers, there are going to be more factors at play than their level of conservatism. They are obliged by their oath of service to defend the government and uphold the country’s laws; and to be perfectly blunt, I don’t know any soldier who signed up with the desire to one day point their gun at a fellow American. If you think this is in doubt, a quick scan of Quora questions about this matter reveal many conservative veterans who, while otherwise very critical of the president and his performance to date, go out of their way to argue why rebellion and revolution are both unnecessary and illegal.However, this being a hypothetical scenario, we’ll take a crack at modeling what portion of the Guard will resist its orders by calculating how much of the Guard will be likely to support a mass insurrection.We will draw on three recent polls of Americans: Belief in the necessity of armed revolution (May 2013); satisfaction with the system of government (January 2014), and; satisfaction with the way they’re being governed (September 2013). First, I apply the percentage of those who believe that armed revolution is necessary. Anybody in that category won’t need further convincing once the orders come down. Of the remainder, I’ll apply percentages of those who are dissatisfied with the system of government. They might not have thought armed revolution was necessary, but they’re able to convince themselves that a change is necessary. Of the remainder, we’ll apply the percentage of those who are dissatisfied with how they’re being governed. They might have waited for the next election to express this, but will take the opportunity to strike now.To the natural reluctance soldiers would have to violating their oath, how the intensity of beliefs might not translate to commitment to revolution, and overlap from respondents, I am going to also apply weights to each of the polling measures, as follows:I admit that this is a subjective exercise predicated on the idea that liberals would be vastly less enthusiastic about revolting against a Democratic president, even if they are dissatisfied, than conservatives might be.This gives us a final matrix of:Before I return us to the state of Jefferson for an example of how all this works, please allow me to say how absolutely terrified I am of the numbers of Americans who believe that armed revolution might be necessary in a few years’ time. The militia thing was just an estimate, but the poll results are legitimately unnerving.I also want to take this moment to reiterate my earlier statements that, in truth, I would expect zero percent of soldiers to be cool with these orders, but, again, this is a hypothetical scenario.Moving on.Jefferson’s National Guard has 3,000 soldiers. From earlier, we know that 45 percent of Jefferson’s voters are conservative; but as we calculated earlier, we are assuming that the Guard is a further 2.9 points more conservative, for a value of 47.9. We also figure that that 34.5 percent are moderate, and the remaining 17.6 percent liberal.Using the first poll, we find that there are 860 Guardsmen ready to take up arms, oath be damned, by virtue of their belief of the necessity of armed revolution. Applying the second poll to the remaining Guardsmen, we get another 802 willing to join the insurrection due to their belief that the government is no longer functional. Finally, with the last poll, another 304 join the revolution due to their dissatisfaction in the decisions coming from Washington.This gives us a grand total of 1,966 Guardsmen who will answer the call for revolution, or 65.5 percent; or, a GRQ of 34.5. Jefferson will participate in the insurrection at its outset.The Armed ForcesWhereas the National Guards, representative of their States, might be torn apart over the question of insurrection, members of the U.S. Armed Forces, having been sworn to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic (eg, States declaring war on the government), should not have reservations about being called to quell an “Unconstitutional as Balls” insurrection and would not likely grapple with en masse defections. As such, once alerted to the insurrection, the priorities of the Armed Forces will be:Secure key Federal installationsProtect States still loyal to the government from incursion by forces in rebellionConduct offensive operations against rebel forcesOccupy rebellious States’ capitals to dissolve the governments and compel their forces to disbandHowever, despite loyalty to their country and their sworn duties, this is not to say that the Armed Forces would not face a reduction in combat effectiveness due both to individual soldiers’ partisan beliefs and their unease over having to take up arms against fellow Americans. For this, we’ll calculate a Services Effectiveness Factor (SEF).For the SEF, we will use recruitment data to estimate the proportionate representation of States in the US military, and then weight their respective GRQs reduced to one-third of their value.Not surprisingly, the representation of soldiers in the Armed Forces closely mirrors States’ populations rather than their ideologies; as such, the mix of traditionally liberal and conservative states in amongst the States most represented in the Armed Forces balances the GRQ values. The final SEF is calculated at 18.98 – in other words, the Armed Forces are operating at about 20 percent reduced effectiveness, the morale penalty for having to fight against their fellow Americans and to protect a government they might not personally support.Order of BattleHaving come up with estimates of how likely (or unlikely) it is that Americans in uniform will oppose or support the Federal government, let’s look at the number of soldiers about to be engulfed in this conflict:US Armed Forces: 1,387,493Army National Guard: 358,200 (Authorized)Air Force National Guard: 105,700 (Authorized)Absent of any other consideration, on paper the National Guard and State Defense Forces are screwed, outnumbered 3 to 1 by the most well equipped and well trained fighting force in the world – and that’s before we take any defections into account. But we can’t just take that at face value.Let’s examine how much of the full force of the U.S. Armed Forces will be available to fight against the rebelling States.According to the DMDC, approximately 18 percent of the Armed Forces are deployed overseas. By branch, it’s 18 percent of the Army, 16 percent of the Navy, 15 percent of the Marine Corps, and 21 percent of the Air Force. And while that leaves a formidable 1.1 million servicemen and women back to defend the United States, they are not all in combat roles.The actual breakout of military roles and assignments is a guarded secret – for many good reasons. However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, using Department of Defense data, states that there were 213,000 combat specialty personnel and officers across the Services as of 2013, or about 15 percent of the total Armed Forces. Of those, 68 percent are in the Army and 23 percent in the Marine Corps, representing 28 and 25 percent of the total manpower of each respective Service (or 145,500 Soldiers and 48,400 Marines). We can partially validate this with an Army study from 2008 on the injury rates of selected occupation specialties that listed the 45 most common occupational specialties and their percentage of the total force; and about 25 percent of servicemembers were in combat roles.Contrast this with the Army National Guard, of whom 54 percent are in designated combat roles, with another 16 percent serving in direct combat support. Now our match-up looks like this:US Armed Forces (All Combat): 213,000US Army and Marine Corps Only (All Combat Roles): 194,900Army National Guard (All Combat): 250,700Yes, you’re reading that correctly. More than half (54 percent) of the United States’ combat capabilities are vested in citizen soldiers, not the regular forces.On the distribution of ground forces, units designated for combat are not evenly spread across the US to counter an insurrection. Their main bases and estimated manpower strengths are indicated as follows:On the one-hand, the combat units of the U.S. Army are able to assemble and deploy quickly; however, they will have to prioritize which Federal sites to defend or liberate, to say nothing of securing their own supplies, as they will quickly find routes of access blocked by secessionist National Guard units.The Army National Guard, on the other hand, musters out of 3,200 armories in 2,700 communities.While this gives the Guard unrivaled geographic coverage and, in those states whose commitment to secession is unwavering, rapid ability to converge on and close Federal sites in the first hours of the insurrection, it means it will take longer for its units to organize into larger units capable of resisting concentrated incursions by the Federal forces.Regarding air power, the Air National Guard comprises 31 percent of the Air Force’s total fighter capability, 38 percent of its airlift capability, and 40 percent of its tanker fleet. It maintains air wings in every State, whereas the Air Force’s capabilities are disparate and, at least domestically, heavily reliant on cooperation with the Air National Guard. Finally, as the Air National Guard is responsible for all air defense in the United States, the entirety of its combat inventory is available within the US, whereas the Air Force’s capabilities, though strong in the US, are scattered across the globe.The disparity in air power can be demonstrated with this map showing the combat radii (ie, the maximum distance for an aircraft to travel with a full payload and linger without refueling) of the Air National Guard and Air Force’s primary combat aircraft:Again, these are just combat ranges. If the maps were to include intercept ranges, the Air National Guard would have the vast majority of the continental US covered – because again, its primary mission is to assure the total air defense of the US. The Air Force, by contrast, could reach most of the US, but with significant gaps in the North and Northeast.The only branch of the US Armed Forces which is unrivaled in any way by the States is the Navy. While a very few states have naval militias, these are not comparable to the vast flotilla that is US maritime power; and so they are not being considered in this hypothetical. The key resource in the U.S. Navy’s arsenal is its 11 aircraft carriers, whose air wings can be used to counterbalance the superiority of the Air National Guard.Modeling CombatWe have talked a lot about defections, morale, and mission roles, but we need to bring that all together to model the inevitable battles that are to follow.It is not enough to say, “The professional Armed Forces are better trained – and more regularly – therefore, they’ll win in every case.” The National Guard trains and deploys alongside the regular forces, many if not most of its leaders have experience in the regular forces, and they have built up a great deal of experience on rotations through Iraq and Afghanistan. But nor is this enough to make them equals to the regular forces in all cases.The other issue is that while the post-WWII history of the world has had its fair share of conflicts, there have not been many examples of nearly equal, modern-equipped forces going head-to-head in combat that we can draw on. Certainly the United States has not gone toe-to-toe with a large, conventional enemy since the Korean War – and its arsenal has changed quite a bit since then. However, there are a few example we can draw on for our model.The first thing we have to do is establish some kind of a baseline upon which to level these other factors. Exploring wars and battles that present similar conditions to the war being modeled here (ie, similarly equipped and trained military forces fighting over what’s likely to be a short campaign). Additional criteria, beyond the match-up of the forces, were for there to be well documented battles with definitive start and end dates, reliable estimates of troop levels and reported casualties. Given all that, I drew from the following conflicts for my model:Sino-Indian War (1962)Yom Kippur War (1973)Kargil War (1999)Battle of Grozny (1999/2000)Russian-Georgian War (2008)Nafusa Mountain Campaign (2011)Based on the dispositions of the forces at the start of these campaigns, I attempted to identify which force was superior and inferior absent of the eventual outcome of the campaign. From there, I looked at how many casualties per hour per 1,000 forces were suffered over the duration of combat operations.What I found was a nearly four-to-one disparity between the casualty rate suffered by the inferior force compared to the superior. This was not entirely surprising, given that the average ratio of superior to inferior forces across the selected campaigns was 4.6 to 1. In fact – and this shouldn’t be much of a surprise, really – the greatest predictor of the rate of casualties suffered by an inferior force was the ratio of superior forces marshaled against it.With a little bit of tweaking and closer examinations of how these battles unfolded, I built a model to estimate casualty rates per hour based on the force sizes involved in the engagement.And with all due respect to the professionalism of the men and women in the National Guard, I’ve considered them the inferior force when up against the regular forces. Likewise, the State Defense Forces are inferior to the National Guard, and then militias inferior to SDFs.Running the ScenarioHaving figured out which States commit to the insurrection, the disposition of forces, and distribution of critical installations, I did my best to make the movements of forces realistic and within the parameters I described. In keeping with the question, however, the ultimate goal of all the forces taking arms against the government is the conquest of Washington, D.C., to force the surrender of the president and his administration.I have not run a simulation of the war to a full conclusion, just long enough to determine whether the insurrection could plausibly be successful in toppling the government.What follows is a novelized representation of how most scenarios played out.Day 1: #ACW2It’s three o’clock on a Sunday morning in Washington, D.C.. The President and his chief advisors have been asleep for a few hours. The president was not on travel this weekend, and his Sunday schedule is light.Most Cabinet officers are at their homes in Northern Virginia and Maryland, but a few have taken long weekends at vacation homes or traveled on official business to various corners of the country, due to return to the capital later in the day. Critical Federal offices in the capital are manned by a handful of watch officers. Members of Congress are scattered across the country, back in their home states, and aren’t scheduled to return to Washington for business until Monday afternoon.At the Pentagon, the Office of the Secretary of Defense is empty. Sitting on his desk is a memorandum from the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, sent Friday afternoon, alerting the Secretary to unusual activity of the Army and Air National Guard units across the United States.“Over the last several months,” he states, “governors in all states have staggered mobilization announcements of their National Guard units for ‘readiness exercises,’ which we have learned will coincide this week. The governors and commanders have been vague or completely non-responsive in detailing either the nature or extent of these exercises. This lack of coordination and communication is startling, unprecedented, and compromises our ability to ensure NG availability for federal mobilization, if needed.”The memorandum ends with a request for a meeting to discuss the issue later in the week, although the Bureau chief has been pinging the Secretary and his staff for the last several days to elevate his concerns sooner.At the same time, at thousands of armories, town halls, and other community sites in every State of the Republic, tens of thousands of citizen soldiers have assembled per their mobilization orders. Until now, they’ve been given very little information about the nature of their mobilization. The men and women of the Guard assume that they’ve been activated for training exercises. Nobody is expecting to be deployed to Afghanistan with the war winding down, and there aren’t any major national disasters straining the States’ civilian agencies.At the top of the hour, unit commanders are given their orders, accompanied by a short message that has been carefully crafted in secret by all fifty governors and their National Guard commandants. It reads:Our Nation was founded on the principle that ‘Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,’ and ‘that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.’ We no longer give consent to be governed by a government that both threatens liberty and can no longer act in the best interests of its citizens – and we believe that the political remedies have been exhausted.Over the previous two decades, we have witnessed a disturbing expansion of Federal powers that has undermined the authority of the States and the preservation of our citizens’ liberties. The present administration has taken to governing by order rather than by law. We are resolved to check this power. At the same time, we have witnessed such a collapse in the functionality of Congress that it threatens the stability of our great Nation and its ability to meet the challenges of this century. We are resolved to restore order.We are united in our belief that the Federal Government of the United States of America has become its greatest domestic enemy; and, per our oaths, we are sworn to defend the Constitution and our citizens against its encroachments.We have sent a demand for the existing powers of the Federal government to resign, but we are committed to showing our resolve. You are hereby charged with arresting the power of the Federal government to exercise its unlawful control over the States and destruction of our liberties.As the Founding Fathers did before us, we appeal to God to guide our noblest intentions, and in the name of the American people declare that the States are absolved from all allegiance to the Federal Government, and that all political connection between them and the States is and ought to be dissolved, that a new and free government might take its place with the consent of the people.May God bless you in this mission, and may God bless the United States of America.”Minutes pass after the declaration is read before the full weight of what’s been asked of this citizens’ army sinks in to its soldiers, but the reactions are strong. In some places, cheers go up: The long awaited rebellion has begun, and they are quick to execute their orders. In others, soldiers throw down their weapons in disgust and abandon their units without a passing thought. Accusations of treason abound – some against the Federal government, some against the governors who signed the orders, and many between soldiers. Some commanders refuse to issue their given orders, calling them unlawful, while others order the detention of soldiers who attempt to desert or resist.In Massachusetts and Hawaii, enough soldiers who are repulsed by the orders realize that they significantly outnumber the willing that they are able to take control of the Guard. They affirm their loyalty to the lawfully elected Federal government and move to detain the commanders and political leaders who issued the initial, unlawful orders.Across the country, Guardsmen break the secrecy of their orders and announce them via social media – some to compel citizens to support them, some to resist. Whereas most of the leading media personalities on the East Coast are asleep – prepared to wake up for what they believe will be an unsurprising run of Sunday morning talk show appearances – and the 24-hour networks are locked to summaries of yesterday’s news, the journalists and producers on the West Coast who an hour earlier had prepared to call it a day are now trying to get on top of the story. Their efforts to reach contacts in Washington, D.C., or anybody of rank in the vast national security apparatus, are slow to bear fruit.In Hawaii, where the night is still young and most of the military and civilian leadership is awake, commanders of the National Guard whose loyalties have stayed with the Federal government are able to contact the commanders of the 25th Infantry Division, at Schofield Barracks, and US Pacific Command in Honolulu. They detail their orders to seize or blockade Federal installations and disarm military units – peacefully if possible, by force if required.The 25th Infantry Division, with units in Hawaii and Alaska, goes on maximum alert, and US Pacific Command follows suit. Commanders of both units raise the alarm to other combatant commands about the unfolding insurrection.During this time, State-level emergency services activate the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. The first warning many Americans have that the foundations of their Republic have been shattered are alerts from their phones, preempting the alarms set for much later that Sunday morning, with a simple text message:Emergency AlertRemain indoors. Do not interfere with military operations. Call 9-1-1 for emergencies only. Emergency Alert in this area until 1159 PM.It isn’t until after 4 a.m. in Washington, D.C., an hour after disloyal National Guard units began leaving their bases to seize Federal installations, when enough of the senior leadership of government has been awoken and come to terms with the scope of the crisis. The President is roused and given a hurried, fragmented briefing while he is rushed to the Situation Room underneath the West Wing. Reports are pouring into the bunker from across the country of barricades and roadblocks near military installations.Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, home to America’s B-52 fleet, has been surrounded. The Fourth Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division, normally stationed at Fort Polk to the south, and which might have otherwise been deployed to break the siege, is still in Afghanistan.Tooele Army Depot in Utah, a key storage site for ammunition and the coordination of logistics for the Army, has been overrun.A combined force of the Kentucky and Tennessee Army National Guards have demanded the surrender of the famed 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell (“They’ve told ‘em, ‘Nuts.’”). The Third Brigade of the First Infantry Division, normally stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has only just begun coming home from Afghanistan. Slated to be inactivated by the end of the year, it is not at strength to provide reinforcements.The Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Air Force report that the D.C. National Guard has been ordered to mobilize to defend the capital; and already the 121st Fighter Squadron, always on alert at Joint Base Andrews, has scrambled its F-16s. The President orders the Armed Forces to be brought to its highest state of readiness; to prepare for the security of America’s airspace and the efficient transportation of troops, civilian air traffic is grounded and its airspace is closed to incoming flights.Two overarching questions guide the conversation of America’s national security leaders: How deep does the insurrection go, and is the Federal government still able to exercise any control across the country? Evacuating the capital is quickly ruled out, not because it would symbolize panic and defeat, but because the security of continuity of operations sites, not to mention the airspace itself, has been too compromised to consider. However, the Continuity of Government Condition is raised to its highest level; and before roadblocks become too restrictive, the senior leaders of government who are able evacuate their homes in the capital area make their way to alternate operational sites.Although the presidential line of succession has been tenuously secured, Congress is no longer a functioning body.While many senior leaders and Cabinet officials in the D.C. area were able to be expeditiously evacuated due to rigorous training for national disasters, word about the insurrection was not quick to reach Congressional leader. In his home state, the Speaker of the House, third in line to the presidency, is detained by disloyal National Guard units. Hundreds of Members of Congress are similarly lured to their front doors from state police officials and citizen soldiers and then taken into custody.While the picture across the country appears to be deteriorating rapidly, there are two States prominent on the minds of America’s leadership: Maryland and Virginia. Are their National Guard units about to storm the capital before the D.C. National Guard can organize its defense? The States present two very different pictures.In Maryland, roadblocks have been established along critical corridors leading to and from the capital, but Fort Meade, home to the National Security Agency, has not been approached; and Joint Base Andrews, home to both Air Force One and the 121st Fighter Squadron now patrolling the capital’s airspace, has not been overrun.In Virginia, however, the National Guard has taken Fort Belvoir, minutes to the south of the capital, and has set up roadblocks around the Capital Beltway. Additionally, a column of the Blue and Grey Division has been observed leaving from Stanton, Virginia, and heading north quickly. Security elements at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, near the vital port of Norfolk, were caught unaware and unable to resist the surprise incursion onto the airfield. However, the F-22s of the 1st Fighter Wing, now under the control of the Virginia Air National Guard in augmenting its 149th Fighter Squadron, have not yet gone airborne. They are on an apparent standby status.Despite having not yet compromised the defenses around the naval base at Norfolk, the threat posed by the actions of the Virginia National Guard to the fleet based there, to include aircraft carriers Harry S. Truman and Theodore Roosevelt, is too much to risk. The order goes out for all ships in ports around the continental U.S. to make for open waters immediately – full crews if possible, but at the discretion of fleet commanders if they are under imminent threat.Another question makes its way onto the agenda: What are the rules of engagement for the besieged troops? Certainly they have a right to self-defense, but the Constitution invests Congress with the powerTo provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel InvasionsBut it becomes clear that Congress has effectively been incapacitated, and it’s the Militia that’s waging war against Federal authority. At the same time, so far, the insurrection has been bloodless. There are scattered reports of casualties during the initial seizing and blockading of military installations, but no concerted attacks have yet been launched. Right now, the rebelling forces seem intent on neutering Federal authority, not eradicating it. In some States, too, there appears to have only been the declaration of war, but little or no activity to enforce that declaration.The president makes a decision: For the besieged forces, lethal force is authorized only in self-defense. His hope is that by not adding to the potential for violence, what authority remains of the Federal government can be used to compel the States to stand down. For now, there will be no aggression on the part of the Federal government.When 6 a.m. rolls around on the East Coast, major news and cable networks that have not done so already interrupt their regular broadcasts to start round-the-clock coverage dedicated to the unfolding crisis. Anchors repeat what little information they have and freely speculate on information flowing into their newsrooms from affiliates and social media. Military bases have been surrounded; there’s been a coup in Massachusetts; Hawaii is under martial law. Local stations scroll a common instruction from State authorities:Stay in your homes. Do not approach military units. Call 9-1-1 only in an emergency. Check local media for further information.The American people swap what information they can, but their incomplete and inaccurate grasp of the situation fuels panic. Images and reports of troop movements and blockades abound. Messages supporting the revolution and condemning the traitors fly amongst the reports of the unfolding insurrection. Before it breaks under the volume of traffic as more Americans wake up and respond to their horrifying new reality, Twitter records #ACW2 as the highest trending tag.Across the world, the gravity of events in the United States begins to register in foreign capitals. It’s obvious to world leaders that, in a prolonged insurrection, the United States will be compelled to recall most of its soldiers stationed abroad to defend the homeland. Global peace and security may not depended solely on American military might – much to the contrary of popular myth in the US – but it is certainly a lynchpin. Militaries everywhere raise their alert status.Confidence in the world’s greatest economy also plummets. The trillions of dollars of U.S. Treasury securities held by foreign governments seem to be at risk of turning into junk bonds. There is open, urgent talk among global financial centers for the need to secure America’s financial assets that underpin foreign the global economy before once-unthinkable scenarios and consequences can unfold.Back in the United States, State legislators are rushing to their capitals for emergency sessions. Most are incensed by their governors’ actions, and in every State, there are calls for impeachment and arrests for treason.Most are, but not all.In amongst the anger that war has been thrust upon them, many believe that the opportunity to “reset” the Federal government and the Republic should not be hastily abandoned. For every bill demanding impeachment, to reaffirm loyalty to the Republic and its lawfully elected Federal government, there are bills introduced to support the cause of insurrection.Shortly after 9 a.m., with most Americans now awake, scared, and glued to every media outlet for any scrap of information – with state capitals fervently debating whether to preserve or sacrifice the Republic, and under whose banner – the Federal government activates the Emergency Alert System to speak directly to a terrified, divided nation and a nervous world. History will record it as the largest audience for an address by an American president.My fellow Americans,Today, we wake up in a nation forever changed. Not in one-hundred fifty years have we had to face the prospect of warfare on our own soil, but that is where we find ourselves today.Last night, the governors of the States made a fateful decision to tear at the very fabric of our long-standing Republic and declare their hostility towards the Federal government. They have ordered the immediate resignation of your duly elected and appointed representatives, many of whom they have already detained, and turned our National Guard, our citizen soldiers, into an arm of an unlawful insurrection.Make no mistake: This action is not only unconstitutional, but also unconscionable. It betrays every value we hold dear as Americans. It has unnecessarily created fear and driven a deep wedge among us.As I have said many times before, and as has been said many times before me, the things that unite us as a nation have always been greater than the things which divide us. One of the principles that has united us for over two centuries has been the belief in the rule of law – and that if the law is unjust, that we use the political processes handed down by our forbearers to change it.This process can be messy. It can be heated. But it is democracy. It is part of being a nation that is of, by, and for the people. For all people. Sending soldiers into our streets to change laws we disagree with, to unseat a government elected by the people, goes against the very core of democracy, the very heart of our nation.From what we know, many of the citizen soldiers given these illegal orders recognized them as such and, at great risk to themselves, chose to uphold the ideals we entrusted them to protect and refused to participate in this action.To the others still participating in these operations, let me say this: I know many more of you harbor deep reservations about your orders, but are worried about being viewed as inadequate soldiers. You are worried about the consequences of backing out now. But let me be clear: History does not look kindly on those who follow unlawful orders because they are ordered to, and neither does our code of justice. If you stand down in the next twenty-four hours – if you return to your armories and your homes – all will be forgiven. No arrests, no court-martials, no penalties. Go home, and let us immediately set about the task of repairing the frayed bonds of our union.I make the same offer to the governors of the States which have declared war on the Republic. Recall your Guards, renounce your declarations, and let us do what needs to be done to ensure peace and security for Americans everywhere. You will face no retribution from my administration if you act now, and swiftly, to end the crisis you have brought upon your country.This morning, I ordered the Armed Forces to act only in self-defense. This order will stand for the next twenty-four hours. It is my sincere hope that they will not be compelled to do so, and that you will take this period of time to recall your forces and come to the negotiating table so we can address your grievances. But let there be no question that I am prepared to defend the Constitution of the United States, the laws of which bind all Americans, regardless of ideology, against all enemies, be they foreign or domestic.There is no need for violence. There is no reason why we cannot settle our differences in the manner which the American people elected us to do: peacefully, by their will, and in their better interests.In his first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln, facing the rise of the Confederacy and imminent civil war, said in a plea to the Southern States,“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”His plea failed, and more than six-hundred thousand Americans died to restore those bonds of affection. We do not have to repeat that bloody history. We cannot. Let us work together, with the better angels of our nature, to swell the chorus of the Union, and to ensure the domestic tranquility that our Constitution and laws are meant to guarantee for all Americans.Thank you, and may God bless the United States of America.Political commentators trip over themselves to pick apart every nuance of the president’s statement. Why didn’t he mention anything about the continuity of government and Federal services? What happens after twenty-four hours? Was this statement meant to be directed at the American people, or State leaders? Does his offer of amnesty for the conspirators reveal the weakness of the government’s position?As broadcasters report on the swelling number of roadblocks and calls for order, people begin to panic. If the interstates are closed, and ports blockaded, when will the stores and gas stations be resupplied? What’s going to happen to the value of the dollar when the markets open – if the markets open – on Monday?People defy the warnings and orders to stay indoors and begin to descend on banks, shopping centers, and gas stations en masse. With the National Guards caught up in the brewing war, local law enforcement agencies – many of whose officers have been called away – are stretched to breaking limit in the attempt to maintain order.Meanwhile, another mobilization is taking place under the radar of the country’s now-overwhelmed law enforcement agencies. In between temporary outages of the strained telecommunications network, Americans who believe it is their duty to support the insurrection depart for discrete mustering grounds to consider their next steps.In state capitals, legislators’ divisions over their desired course of action widen. Now with a deadline and panic descending, many feel it is imperative to make their allegiance known quickly. On the side of the argument, it is held that if all fifty States – or forty-eight, minus Massachusetts and Hawaii – remain united against the government, the Federal government will have no choice but to fold. On the side of returning to the status quo, it is argued that no amount of violence, or even the threat of violence, is worth what might be gained politically.Some States’ legislatures grapple with deep divisions; but within an hour after the president’s address, less divided States make their allegiances known. Rhode Island and Vermont declare themselves firmly on the side of the Republic – their governors to be impeached, removed, and tried, regardless of the president’s offer of amnesty – while South Carolina and Indiana affirm solidarity with the insurrection. Later in the hour, to the relief of many in the capital, Maryland also declares its allegiance to the Republic, and orders its National Guard to remove the blockades around D.C. and Federal installations.The capital, however, is not beyond threat. Virginia still seems sided with the rebellion; and in Western Maryland, just east of Hagerstown, a tense standoff between the Maryland National Guard and West Virginia National Guard comes close to igniting.The plan developed by the governors and their military adjutants called for West Virginia’s National Guard, having few major Federal installations to secure, to move rapidly to link up with a detachment of Maryland’s forces and approach D.C. from the northwest. The bulk of Maryland’s troops would advance on the capital from the north and east, leaving Virginia to come up from the South. Reinforcements would come from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.However, having grossly underestimated the willingness of the Guard to participate in the insurrection, they did not expect to encounter the Maryland National Guard instead blockading the roads to D.C. rather than occupying it. The West Virginia Guard demands passage. The Maryland Guard demands their withdrawal.The States align themselves over the course of the next twenty-four hours, but fears of more showdowns increase – not just between States’ guards, but between units within the States who at first wanted to defect, but are now ordered to switch allegiances back to the Federal government. Twelve hours from the president’s address, Ohio reaffirms its declaration of war, and the bulk of its National Guard moves towards the National Capital Region and heightening the government’s urgency to act swiftly to stop the insurrection.As the sun sets on a dividing nation, the Australian Securities Exchange opens for trading in Sydney and immediately plunges. Ten minutes later, the same happens when markets open in Tokyo and Seoul. The panic gripping Americans is spreading across the world. It isn’t just America’s future that depends on a swift resolution to the crisis.Day 2: DeadlineAfter a series of midnight and early morning votes, it appears that the States in rebellion will outnumber the States remaining loyal to the government. The divide between so-called “Red States” and “Blue States” seems now like describing different worlds. “Battleground States” takes on ominous meaning.Overnight, Guard units reinforced their positions outside major Federal installations. Florida’s 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade took positions near Pensacola and Panama City, effectively denying flight operations out of Eglin and Tyndall Air Force Bases. Combined with the loss of Langley-Eustis at the outset of the insurrection, the US has virtually no combat air power east of the Mississippi River.West Virginia’s Guard withdrew from western Maryland only to take up new positions near Harpers Ferry, where it was joined overnight by elements of the Ohio National Guard. Other units took positions at crossings near Hagerstown and Cumberland. The F-16s of Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing also redeployed to nearby Sheppard Field. Though Virginia’s legislature is grappling with making a final decision on rebellion, its Guard proactively positioned itself for crossings into Maryland over the Potomac across the American Legion Bridge and to the north of Leesburg, bypassing the defenses erected by the D.C. National Guard.Maryland’s 1,700 Guards are faced with invasion by 9,000 soldiers of its neighbors whose objective is the conquest of Washington, D.C.Realizing its tenuous situation, the Maryland National Guard withdrew most of its force to Frederick, where the Ohio, West Virginia, and Virginia Guards are poised to link-up before moving on the nation’s capital. If they attempted to bypass Frederick on the many country roads along the Potomac, Maryland’s units could move more quickly by the highways to intercept them.Meanwhile, the Capital’s Guard of 1,400 locked down the city in preparation of facing off against the advance elements from Virginia. Delaware promised to provide reinforcements to the capital as soon as it has secured its own State against insurrection – but at best it could only offer a few hundred.The New England States have also coalesced around the Federal government, although the New England States have over 30,000 Guardsmen, it’s doubtful that more than 5,000 will be available to go south for the defense of the nation’s capital. In addition to defections, once New Jersey and New York came out in opposition to the declaration of war, the citizen militias that formed at the outbreak of the insurrection began to blockade DC-bound routes. Guard units that might have otherwise participated in the airlift have been redeployed to break the barricades.Along with the obstruction and risk to logistics that the militias present to land routes, Pennsylvania remains on the fence with its borders closed. As such, the New England units, to be joined by the 10th Mountain Division, are preparing for an airlift operation using the region’s five transport wings. However, the operation’s success will depend on secure airspace near the National Capital Region.As such, the 131st Fighter Squadron redeploys from Massachusetts to Maryland to join the 121st in defense of the capital’s airspace.The aircraft carriers Harry S. Truman and Theodore Roosevelt were able to get out of Norfolk with mostly full crews. Virginia National Guard was unable to overrun Oceana Naval Air Station, allowing the carriers’ fighter wings to escape and establish flight operations off the East Coast. However, the president’s orders for Federal forces to maintain a defensive posture means that the fighters are unable to sweep the skies clean in advance of the airlift operation.Elsewhere across the country, as the president’s 24-hour grace period ticks to an end, States that had rushed into the insurrection in the hopes that a quick show of force would force the Federal government to capitulate now find themselves facing the prospect of combating the much superior US Army and Marine Corps.At Fort Campbell, the few thousand Kentucky and Tennessee Guardsmen are outnumbered three-to-one, even with units from Indiana and Michigan arriving to reinforce their positions.In Texas, the Guard quickly abandoned the idea of seizing Forts Bliss and Hood and formed a defensive perimeter around the capital. North Carolina’s reduced-strength Guard faced a similar problem in attempting to surround and secure Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune and retreated to the anticipated defense of Raleigh.The only major Army base that appears to be at risk of a prolonged siege is Fort Carson, Colorado, if only because the indecisiveness of the State’s legislature allowed units from neighboring States to shore up the Colorado Guard’s thin perimeter. Even so, the 4th Infantry Division is hardly ready to give up its post without a fight.The president’s deadline for the insurrection to disband passes. Minutes later, the Virginia State Legislature votes narrowly in favor of the insurrection and calls on the president to resign. Soon after, the order goes out for the combined Virginia-West Virginia-Ohio contingent to move against Maryland and into DC.Second Battle of WashingtonAs the units of Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio jockeyed for position to the west of the capital, it was not lost on observers that they were retracing the opening steps of America’s first Civil War. And as it was in the first war, Harpers Ferry became a critical city.Shortly after 10 a.m., the West Virginia and Ohio Guard cross the Potomac unopposed and head towards Frederick. Virginia’s forces cross at two points: One north of Leesburg to link up with the force crossing at Harper’s Ferry before pushing on Frederick, the second at the American Legion Memorial Bridge to both cut off forces retreating from Frederick and begin the surrounding of Washington, D.C.Whereas the force out of Harpers Ferry does not encounter resistance, a detachment of D.C.’s Guard links up with Maryland’s rear guard to stall Virginia’s advance across the American Legion Memorial Bridge.Despite the initial success in repelling the attack, Maryland’s position in the capital’s suburbs is tenuous. There are simply too many side roads that the attacking forces can use to bypass a static defense. As such, Maryland steadily retreats towards Washington, D.C., where the possible avenues of attack narrow.But where the battle on the ground unfolds slowly, it rages at high speeds in the skies above Washington.At the opening of hostilities, Virginia’s 149th and Ohio’s 112th Fighter Squadrons engaged D.C.’s 121st and Massachusetts’ 131st Fighter Squadrons in the skies over the nation’s capital. The pilots defending the capital had the initial advantage of being able to anticipate the attack, but the 131st’s F-15s are outclassed by the F-16s and F-22s arrayed against them, leaving the 121st on its own against the two opposing squadrons.The 131st is forced to withdraw with significant losses, and the 121st is overwhelmed in its airspace. As a consequence, not only is the 10th Mountain Division and New England National Guard unable to airlift to the National Capital Region, Maryland’s 104th Fighter Squadron of A-10s is unable to provide close air support to the steadily retreating Maryland Guard.The second advantage the 121st has is that it is operating near its home base. While the 112th goes safely back to West Virginia for refit, on its way back to refuel and rearm in Langley, the 149th is attacked by the carrier wings from the Truman and Roosevelt. Lacking weapons and low on fuel, they are brought down.Later in the day, the remnants of the 121st and 112th Fighter Squadrons meet again in combat. Both squadrons fly the F-16, and so the battle’s deciding factor is pilot experience. The 121st, having the mission of year-round, 24-hour alertness to defend the capital against airborne threats, has the experience advantage, and bests the 112th in the confrontation.Late in the morning, the Second Marine Expeditionary Force left Camp Lejeune in North Carolina – leaving the task of quelling the State’s National Guard to the 82nd Airborne Division – in order to secure the airbases around Norfolk. Before the survivors of the 149th Fighter Squadron are able to rearm with the remaining F-22s of the 1st Fighter Wing, the Marines secure Langley-Eustis. They also secure Oceana, bringing the combat wings from the Truman and Roosevelt back on land to provide additional defense of the capital’s airspace.By the end of the first day of combat, the Federal and supporting States’ forces are able to secure the airspace over Washington, D.C., opening up the airlift corridor from the Northeast. And although troops on the ground call for close air support, commanders determine that they are operating in too densely populated civilian areas to risk such operations.Complicating the defense of Washington, however, is that late in the afternoon, Pennsylvania, seeing a rising threat in the number of citizen militias organizing in its western counties, declared its allegiance for the insurrection, putting additional pressure on the Maryland Guard. As Pennsylvania’s forces press south, Maryland’s forces abandon Frederick for Rockville, closer to the capital; but when the defense of the American Legion Memorial Bridge begins to break, Maryland troops are forced to pull back into Washington, D.C., itself.Overnight, North Carolina surrenders after brief but heavy fighting overwhelms the defenses at Raleigh. Elements of the 82nd Airborne Division follow the Second Marine Expeditionary Force into Virginia. They link up and press north, bypassing Richmond for the greater strategic goal of securing the capital. But in the same way that the 10th Mountain Division and it allied Guards are hampered from moving through New York and New Jersey, the 82nd and II MEF are frustrated by small, hit-and-run engagements by militias operating along Virginia’s major highways who are quick to share the force’s position with other militias via Internet and social media.Although these battles are small and categorically result in the militias retreating (when not annihilated), the delaying attacks allow the insurrectionist forces to hammer away at Maryland and D.C.’s outnumbered Guards – that is at least until they encounter the city’s prepared defenses.The D.C. Guard, anticipating an attack from all sides, quickly abandoned the outermost areas of the city in order to focus on defending the capital’s core, where there are fewer avenues of attack and where most of the Federal government’s headquarters are located. It was due in part to these defenses that Virginia did not attempt to force a crossing over the main bridges leading into the city – although it maintained the garrison in Fort Belvoir should the operation allow such a strike.As the insurrectionists are drawn farther into the city, their advance slows to a halt. Disabled equipment and roadblocks have shut down the major avenues, forcing infantry through side streets and into building-by-building clearing operations. By the time the heart of D.C. comes under threat of falling under the weight of the advance, the New England airlift has delivered several hundred fresh troops to the city via Joint Base Andrews (an insurrectionist attempt to block their linking up with the city’s defenders was a costly failure).Eventually, the 82nd Airborne and II MEF enter the National Capital Region, relieve the beleaguered Guardsmen, and force the insurrectionists to pull back from the capital.The scene is repeated across the country. Depleted National Guard units found themselves unable to maintain control over every Federal installation without support, nor were they able to withstand sustained, concentrated attacks by the Armed Forces once they were able to coordinate a response to the insurrection. Rebellious States with large garrisons of Armed Forces fell rapidly, emboldening the Federal government to press its advantage and move against those states which remained defiant.The speed with which the insurrection and the Armed Forces’ counterattack unfolded prevented the tens of thousands of militiamen from integrating into their States’ regular units, and they were relegated to hit-and-run tactics. Even after most of the States which initially declared war against the Federal government capitulate, these fighters refuse to give up so easily and become a dedicated, long-term insurgency.ConclusionIn order for the revolution to have guaranteed success, it needs to have unwavering support from all the States and launch a massive, coordinated strike against key Federal installations to minimize the time the Armed Forces might have to organize a counterattack. So in that sense, the answer to the original question is as I said at the outset:50 States versus one guy? Yeah, I am thinking it is not outside the realm of possibility that he could be removed.I’d go further and say that in the case of 50 States united against the president, then the answer to the question as I rephrased it to whether he would be removed is also, “Not outside the realm of possibility.”However, given the likelihood that the States would fragment over whether to support such a rebellion, and given that the Armed Forces, if not quickly suppressed with overwhelming force, absolutely have the capacity to fight back against such an insurrection, it is not a guarantee that the president would be removed – or at least that he would be compelled to capitulate so quickly.What seems to be the most likely outcome of such an insurrection is that the first elements are defeated in a matter of weeks, at which point survivors and militiamen form an insurgency against the Federal government, setting the stage for a very long and destructive conflict. It appears, then, that what would remove the president would not be a military campaign, but a revolt by voters at the ballot box against a government that failed to provide for their security.

Apparently you either relied on someone else for your information, or you just didn't pay attention. So let me refresh your memory.Here's the Timeline of the Trump Administration's Response to the Wuhan CoronavirusBeth Baumann | Apr 13, 2020 8:00 PMSource: AP Photo/Alex BrandonThe Trump campaign on Monday released a timeline of the Trump administration's response to the Wuhan coronavirus. Below is the timeline of events around the world and throughout the United States. Prominent decisions and actions are bolded.DECEMBER:December 31: China reports the discovery of the coronavirus to the World Health Organization.JANUARY:January 3: CDC Director Robert Redfield sent an email to the director of the Chinese CDC, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus.January 5: CDC Director Redfield sent another email to the Chinese CDC Director, George Gao, formally offering to send U.S. experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak,January 6: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Wuhan, China due to the spreading coronavirus.January 7: The CDC established a coronavirus incident management system to better share and respond to information about the virus.January 11: The CDC issued a Level I travel health notice for Wuhan, China.January 17: The CDC began implementing public health entry screening at the 3 U.S. airports that received the most travelers from Wuhan – San Francisco, New York JFK, and Los Angeles.January 20: Dr. Fauci announces the National Institutes of Health is already working on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.January 21: The CDC activated its emergency operations center to provide ongoing support to the coronavirus response.January 23: The CDC sought a “special emergency authorization” from the FDA to allow states to use its newly developed coronavirus test.January 27: President Trump tweeted that he made an offer to President Xi Jinping to send experts to China to investigate the coronavirus outbreak.January 27: The CDC issued a level III travel health notice urging Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China due to the coronavirus.January 27: The White House Coronavirus Task Force started meeting to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.January 29: The White House announced the formation of the Coronavirus Task Force to help monitor and contain the spread of the virus and provide updates to the President.January 31: The Trump Administration:Declared the coronavirus a public health emergency.Announced Chinese travel restrictions.Suspended entry into the United States for foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the coronavirus.January 31: The Department of Homeland Security took critical steps to funnel all flights from China into just 7 domestic U.S. airports.FEBRUARY:February 3: The CDC had a team ready to travel to China to obtain critical information on the novel coronavirus, but were in the U.S. awaiting permission to enter by the Chinese government.February 4: President Trump vowed in his State of the Union Address to “take all necessary steps” to protect Americans from the coronavirus.February 6: The CDC began shipping CDC-Developed test kits for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus to U.S. and international labs.February 7: President Trump told reporters that the CDC is working with China on the coronavirus.February 9: The White House Coronavirus Task Force briefed governors from across the nation at the National Governors’ Association Meeting in Washington.February 11: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expanded a partnership with Janssen Research & Development to “expedite the development” of a coronavirus vaccine.February 12: The U.S. shipped test kits for the 2019 novel coronavirus to approximately 30 countries who lacked the necessary reagents and other materials.February 12: The CDC was prepared to travel to China but had yet to receive permission from the Chinese government.February 14: The CDC began working with five labs to conduct “community-based influenza surveillance” to study and detect the spread of coronavirus.February 18: HHS announced it would engage with Sanofi Pasteur in an effort to quickly develop a coronavirus vaccine and to develop treatment for coronavirus infections.February 22: A WHO team of international experts arrives in Wuhan, China.February 24: The Trump Administration sent a letter to Congress requesting at least $2.5 billion to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.February 26: President Trump discussed coronavirus containment efforts with Indian PM Modi and updated the press on his Administration’s containment efforts in the U.S. during his state visit to India.February 29: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed certified labs to develop and begin testing coronavirus testing kits while reviewing pending applications.February 29: The Trump Administration:Announced a level 4 travel advisory to areas of Italy and South Korea.Barred all travel to Iran.Barred the entry of foreign citizens who visited Iran in the last 14 days.MARCH:March 3: The CDC lifted federal restrictions on coronavirus testing to allow any American to be tested for coronavirus, “subject to doctor’s orders.”March 3: The White House announced President Trump donated his fourth-quarter salary to fight the coronavirus.March 4: The Trump Administration announced the purchase of approximately 500 million N95 respirators over the next 18 months to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.March 4: Secretary Azar announced that HHS was transferring $35 million to the CDC to help state and local communities that have been impacted most by the coronavirus.March 6: President Trump signed an $8.3 billion bill to fight the coronavirus outbreak.The bill provides $7.76 billion to federal, state, & local agencies to combat the coronavirus and authorizes an additional $500 million in waivers for Medicare telehealth restrictions.March 9: President Trump called on Congress to pass a payroll tax cut over coronavirus.March 10: President Trump and VP Pence met with top health insurance companies and secured a commitment to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing.March 11: President Trump:Announced travel restrictions on foreigners who had visited Europe in the last 14 days.Directed the Small Business Administration to issue low-interest loans to affected small businesses and called on Congress to increase this fund by $50 billion.Directed the Treasury Department to defer tax payments for affected individuals & businesses, & provide $200 billion in “additional liquidity.”Met with American bankers at the White House to discuss coronavirus.March 13: President Trump declared a national emergency in order to access $42 billion in existing funds to combat the coronavirus.March 13: President Trump announced:Public-private partnerships to open up drive-through testing collection sites.A pause on interest payments on federal student loans.An order to the Department of Energy to purchase oil for the strategic petroleum reserve.March 13: The Food & Drug Administration:Granted Roche AG an emergency approval for automated coronavirus testing kits.Issued an emergency approval to Thermo Fisher for a coronavirus test within 24 hours of receiving the request.March 13: HHS announced funding for the development of two new rapid diagnostic tests, which would be able to detect coronavirus in approximately 1 hour.March 14: The Coronavirus Relief Bill passed the House of Representatives.March 14: The Trump Administration announced the European travel ban will extend to the UK and Ireland.March 15: President Trump held a phone call with over two dozen grocery store executives to discuss on-going demand for food and other supplies.March 15: HHS announced it is projected to have 1.9 million COVID-19 tests available in 2,000 labs this week.March 15: Google announced a partnership with the Trump Administration to develop a website dedicated to coronavirus education, prevention, & local resources.March 15: All 50 states were contacted through FEMA to coordinate “federally-supported, state-led efforts” to end coronavirus.March 16: President Trump:Held a teleconference with governors to discuss coronavirus preparedness and response.Participated in a call with G7 leaders who committed to increasing coordination in response to the coronavirus and restoring global economic confidence.Announced that the first potential vaccine for coronavirus has entered a phase one trial in a record amount of time.Announced “15 days to slow the spread” coronavirus guidance.March 16: The FDA announced it was empowering states to authorize tests developed and used by labs in their states.March 16: Asst. Secretary for Health confirmed the availability of 1 million coronavirus tests, and projected 2 million tests available the next week and 5 million the following.March 17: President Trump announced:CMS will expand telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries.Relevant Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act penalties will not be enforced.The Army Corps of Engineers is on ”standby” to assist federal & state governments.March 17: President Trump spoke to fast food executives from Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Burger King to discuss drive-thru services recommended by CDCMarch 17: President Trump met with tourism industry representatives along with industrial supply, retail, and wholesale representatives.March 17: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin met with lawmakers to discuss stimulus measures to relieve the economic burden of coronavirus on certain industries, businesses, and American workers.March 17: Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a partnership between USDA, Baylor University, McLane Global, and Pepsi Co. to provide one million meals per weak to rural children in response to widespread school closures.March 17: The Treasury Department:Contributed $10 billion through the economic stabilization fund to the Federal Reserve’s commercial paper funding facility.Deferred $300 billion in tax payments for 90 days without penalty, up to $1 million for individuals & $10 million for business.March 17: The Department of Defense announced it will make available to HHS up to five million respirator masks and 2,000 ventilators.March 18: President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which provides free testing and paid sick leave for workers impacted by the coronavirus.March 18: President Trump announced:Temporary closure of the U.S.-Canada border to non-essential traffic.Plans to invoke the Defense Production Act in order to increase the number of necessary supplies needed to combat coronavirus.FEMA has been activated in every region at its highest level of response.The U.S. Navy will deploy USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy hospital ships.All foreclosures and evictions will be suspended for a period of time.March 18: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed:1 million masks are now immediately available.The Army Corps of Engineers is in NY consulting on how to best assist state officials.March 18: HHS temporarily suspended a regulation that prevents doctors from practicing across state lines.March 18: President Trump spoke to:Doctors, physicians, and nurses on the front lines containing the spread of coronavirus.130 CEOs of the Business Roundtable to discuss on-going public-private partnerships in response to the coronavirus pandemic.March 19: President Trump announced:Very encouraging progress shown by anti-malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine for fighting coronavirus.Carnival Cruise Lines will make ships available for use as hospitals in impacted areas to use for non-coronavirus patients.March 19: Vice President Pence announced tens of thousands of ventilators have been identified that can be converted to treat patients.March 19: The State Department issued a global level 4 health advisory, telling Americans to avoid all international travel due to coronavirus.March 19: President Trump directed FEMA to take the lead on the Federal Government’s coronavirus response & visited FEMA HQ with Vice President Pence for a video call with Governors.March 20: The U.S. and Mexico agree to mutually restrict nonessential cross-border traffic.March 20: Secretary Mnuchin announced at the direction of President Trump that tax day will be moved from April 15 to July 15 for all taxpayers and businesses.March 20: President Trump:Spoke with Sen. Schumer about coronavirus response & stimulus measuresHeld a call with over 12,000 small business owners to discuss relief effortsAnnounced the CDC will invoke Title 42 to provide border patrol with tools to secure the bordersMarch 20: The Department of Education announced it will:Not enforce standardized testing requirements for the remainder of the school yearAllow federal student loan borrowers to stop payments without penalty for 60 daysMarch 20: Secretary Azar announced:FEMA is coordinating and assisting coronavirus testing at labs across the countryThe CDC is suspending all illegal entries to the country based on the public health threat, via Section 362 of the Public Health & Security ActMarch 20: Secretary Azar sent a letter to all 50 Governors that the federal government is buying and making available 200,000 testing swabsMarch 21: Vice President Pence announced to date over 195,000 Americans tested for coronavirus and have received their resultsMarch 21: The Trump Administration announced HHS placed an order for hundreds of millions of N95 masks through FEMAMarch 21: The FDA announced it had given emergency approval to a new coronavirus test that delivers results in hours, with an intended rollout of March 30March 21: Adm. Giroir confirmed 10 million testing kits had been put into the commercial market from March 2 through March 14March 22: President Trump approved major disaster declarations for:Washington StateCaliforniaMarch 22: President Trump announced:Governors will remain in command of National Guard forces & the federal govt will fund 100% of operations costHe directed the federal govt to provide 4 large federal medical stations with 2,000 beds for CA & 1,000 beds for NY & WA.March 22: President Trump confirmed his administration was working with Peru & Honduras to return Americans stranded in both countries as a result of travel restrictions.March 22: Vice President Pence announced:The testing backlog will be resolved by midweek.To date, over 254,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results.March 22: President Trump announced that the USNS Mercy will be deployed to Los Angeles.March 22: FEMA issued guidance for tribal governments to seek federal assistance under the President’s emergency declaration.March 23: President Trump signed an executive order invoking section 4512 of the Defense Production Act to prohibit the hoarding of vital medical supplies.March 23: VP Pence announced:313,000 Americans were tested for the coronavirus & received results.FEMA established a supply chain stabilization task force so Americans get supplies they need.HHS will have commercial labs prioritize testing for hospitalized patients.March 23: The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy announced a public-private consortium to:Advance coronavirus research.Provide access to computing technology and resources for researchers.March 23: Attorney General Barr announced:The Justice Department held a National Task Force meeting on hoarding and price gouging.Each of the 93 U.S. Attorney General offices is designating a lead prosecutor to prevent hoarding.March 23: President Trump announced HHS is working to designate essential medical supplies as “scarce” to prohibit hoarding of these items.March 23: The Treasury Department announced it is working with the Federal Reserve to lend up to $300 billion to businesses and local governments.March 24: President Trump announced the Army Corps of Engineers & the National Guard are constructing four hospitals and four medical centers in New York.March 24: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for the state of Iowa related to the coronavirus outbreak.March 24: Vice President Pence:Confirmed FEMA sent New York 2,000 ventilators.Announced individuals who have recently been in New York should self-quarantine for 14 days.March 24: Dr. Deborah Birx announced the U.S. has conducted more coronavirus tests in the last week than South Korea has over the prior eight weeks.March 24: The U.S. Army issued orders for three army hospitals to deploy their health care professionals to New York and Washington state, at the direction of Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy.March 25: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the #coronavirus outbreak for:TexasFloridaNorth CarolinaMarch 25: President Trump & Vice President Pence held a conference call with 140 non-profit organization leaders, including The Salvation Army & The Red Cross, to discuss coronavirus response efforts.March 25: President Trump signed a bill reauthorizing The Older Americans Act, which supports senior citizens by providing meals, transportation, and other crucial services.March 25: Vice President PenceHeld a conference call with equipment manufacturers to discuss on-going coronavirus response efforts.Announced 432,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received results.Confirmed 4,000 ventilators were delivered to New York.March 25: Vice President Pence held discussions with multiple governors, including the Governor of Indiana & the Governor of MichiganMarch 26: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:IllinoisNew JerseyMarylandMissouriMarch 26: President Trump announced the USNS Comfort will depart for NYC on Saturday to assist in the coronavirus response – 3 weeks ahead of schedule!March 26: President Trump participated in a video conference with the leaders of the G20 to discuss the global coronavirus response & the need for countries to share information and data on the spread of the virus.March 26: President Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss the coronavirus.March 26: Vice President Pence announced 552,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results.March 26: Dr. Fauci announced the Federal Government is working with companies to speed up production of potential coronavirus vaccines while those drugs are still in the trial phase.March 27: President Trump signed The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law.March 27: President Trump signed a Defense Production Act memorandum ordering General Motors (GM) "to accept, perform, and prioritize federal contractors for ventilators.March 27: President Trump signed an executive order allowing the military to activate members of the Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve to active duty to assist with the Federal response to the coronavirus.March 27: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:South CarolinaPuerto RicoMarch 27: President Trump appointed Office of Trade and Manufacturing policy director Peter Navarro to serve as the Defense Production Act Policy Coordinator.March 27: President Trump announced that 100,000 ventilators are projected to be manufactured in the next 100 days, three times the amount typically manufactured in one year.March 27: President Trump announced that Boeing offered the use of three "Dreamlifter" cargo air crafts to transport medical supplies across the country.March 27: Partnering with FEMA, the CDC, and the Coronavirus Task Force, Apple released a coronavirus app which allows users to screen for their symptoms.March 27: President Trump spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the global coronavirus response and committed to helping provide ventilators to the U.K. where possible.March 27: Vice President Pence announced that 685,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their test results.March 27: Emory University began enrolling participants for a phase one clinical trial, sponsored by the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), of a new, potential coronavirus vaccine.March 27: FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor spoke to the director of each of the state's emergency operations about the state-led, federally-supported coronavirus response effort.March 27: The USNS Mercy arrived in the port of Los Angelse to help relieve the strain on hospital facilities in Southern California.March 28: President Trump visited Norfolk, VA to send off the USNS Comfort to New York City where it will help relieve the strain on local hospitals.March 28: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:GuamMichiganMassachusettsKentuckyColoradoMarch 28: President Trump spoke with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis regarding the coronavirus response effort.March 28: The CDC issued new guidance for residents of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to avoid non-essential domestic travel for 14 days to #StopTheSpread of the coronavirus within the U.S.March 29: President Trump announced that CDC guidelines will be extended through April 30 to promote #socialdistancing and other measures to stop the spread of the #coronavirus.March 29: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:ConnecticutOregonGeorgiaWashington DCMarch 29: President Trump met with supply chain distributors including FedEx, Cardinal Health, and UPS to discuss ways to get state and local governments necessary medical supplies to combat the coronavirus.March 29: President Trump congratulated the Army Corps of Engineers for having completed construction on a 2,900 bedroom temporary hospital at the Javits Center in New York.March 29: President Trump tweeted his support for the FDA to expedite the approval process to approve mask sterilization equipment produced by Battelle.March 29: President Trump announced the on-going study of 1,100 patients in New York being treated with Hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus.March 29: President Trump directed the Treasury & Labor Departments to look at reinstating deductions of business expenses at restaurants, bars, and entertainment businesses to help the hospitality industry.March 29: The first "Project Airbridge" shipment of medical supplies from abroad, organized by FEMA, landed at JFK airport, carrying 80 tons of masks, face shields, and other vital medical supplies.March 29: President Trump announced that Cigna and Humana are waving co-pays for coronavirus treatment.March 29: Vice President Pence sent a letter to hospital administrators requesting that hospitals across the country report their coronavirus data to the Federal Government in addition to state authorities.March 29: Adm. Giroir announced that 894,000 Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results.March 29: HHS accepted 30 million doses of Hydroxychloroquine, donated by Sandoz, and one million doses of Chloroquine, donated by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for clinical trials and possible treatment of coronavirus patients.March 30: President Trump announced that one million Americans have been tested for coronavirus and received their results.March 30: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:AlabamaKansasPennsylvaniaRhode IslandMarch 30: Secretary Azar announced that the FDA has approved Battelle’s N95 mask sanitization process for use to decontaminate tens of thousands of masks per day.March 30: President Trump announced further private sector commitments to manufacture personal protective equipment by MyPillow, Honeywell, Jockey, Procter & Gamble, and United Technologies.March 30: President Trump announced, to date, FEMA has dedicated $1.3 billion to assist New York State’s coronavirus response.March 30: President Trump announced “more than 14,000” National Guard service members have been activated to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.March 30: President Trump spoke with the nation’s governors about their need for medical supplies.March 30: President Trump announced that in the coming days the Federal Government will be delivering:400 ventilators to Michigan300 ventilators to New Jersey150 ventilators to Louisiana150 ventilators to Illinois50 ventilators to ConnecticutMarch 30: President Trump spoke to Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy and pledged to send $100 million of medical supplies to aid Italy’s battle against coronavirus.March 30: Answering President Trump’s call for the private sector to join the fight against the #coronavirus, Ford Motor Company committed to producing 50,000 ventilators in the next 100 days.March 30: On coronavirus testing, Secretary Azar announced that the U.S. is currently testing nearly 100,000 samples per day.March 30: HHS took steps to accelerate a clinical trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by Janssen Research & Development.March 30: CMS announced new regulatory changes to cut red tape and give flexibility to America’s health care workers by relaxing hospital workforce regulations, expanding child care, meal, and laundry services for health care workers, expanding tele-health reimbursement, and more.March 30: The USNS Comfort arrived in New York Harbor, providing more than 1,000 more hospital beds for patients without coronavirus, to relieve pressure on local hospitals.March 30: The USNS Mercy began treating patients in Los Angeles.March 31: President Trump officially issued “30 Days To Slow The Spread” guidance to mitigate the outbreak of coronavirus.March 31: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:OhioMontanaMarch 31: President Trump participated in a conference call with executives of American Network Service Providers to promote connectivity amid social distancing.March 31: President Trump announced that the federal government is stockpiling 10,000 ventilators to be urgently distributed as needed once the coronavirus pandemic hits its peak in the U.S.March 31: President Trump announced that the Treasury Department and SBA are rapidly mobilizing money from the CARES Act’s $349 billion paycheck protection program, with the program set to be “up and running” by April 3.March 31: President Trump spoke to Michigan Governor Whitmer about the state’s need for ventilators.March 31: President Trump announced the Army Corps of Engineers & FEMA will construct:8 facilities with 50,000 bed capacity in CaliforniaA field hospital with 250 bed capacity in Michigan2 field hospitals in Louisiana with 500 bed capacityAn alternative care sight in New Orleans with a 3,000 bed capacityMarch 31: President Trump spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the international effort to defeat the coronavirus and support the global economy.March 31: President Trump and the First Lady spoke with their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain about efforts to combat the coronavirus.March 31: Vice President Pence announced that 10 states now have access to federal funding for The National Guard to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.March 31: Vice President Pence announced that 17,000 National Guard Servicemen have been activated across the country to assist in the coronavirus response.March 31: Vice President Pence announced that 1.1 million coronavirus tests have been completed.March 31: Adm. Giroir & Surgeon General Adams issued an open letter to the U.S. health care community about how to optimize the use of ventilators.March 31: The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for a two-minute coronavirus antibody test developed by Bodysphere Inc.March 31: The Treasury Department and IRS launched the employee retention credit, created by the CARES Act to incentivize businesses to keep their employees on payroll, and said businesses can begin using it.March 31: The VA announced that it had expanded virtual services to veterans, continuing to provide care while limiting in-person interactions that could potentially harm vulnerable populations at VA facilities.APRIL:April 1: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration related to the coronavirus outbreak for:North DakotaHawaiiThe Northern Mariana IslandsApril 1: President Trump spoke to Walmart CEO Doug McMillon about the need to procure gowns for hospitalsApril 1: President Trump spoke to military families whose relocation or reunion with loved ones was impacted by the coronavirus.April 1: President Trump announced that the construction & refurbishing of two additional hospital ships like the USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are being considered.April 1: Vice President Pence announced that 1.2 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 1: The White House, HHS, and the FDA worked with Senator Rob Portman to acquire and authorize for use over two million gowns donated to the Strategic National Stockpile by Cardinal Health.April 1: Dr. Birx announced that the White House issued a challenge to universities and states to develop ELISA, or Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays, tests to detect coronavirus antibodies in larger communities more quickly.April 1: The Treasury Department released FAQs to help small and medium businesses understand the paid sick and family leave tax credits now offered under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.April 1: The Department of Labor posted a temporary rule to implement the Families First Coronavirus Response Act in order to provide paid sick and family leave.April 1: In New York City, the USNS Comfort began treating its first patients.April 1: The VA opened its East Orange, NJ medical center to serve non-veteran coronavirus patients to assist the state and FEMA in their response to coronavirus.April 1: The Treasury Department announced that Social Security recipients, including senior citizens, disabled Americans, and low-income Americans who do not file tax returns will have their coronavirus relief payments directly deposited into their bank accounts.April 2: President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to direct 3M to produce more N95 respirator masks.April 2: President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to help 6 companies (General Electric, Hill-Rom Holdings, Medtronic, ResMed, eRoyal Philips, and Vyaire Medical) get the supplies they need to make ventilators.April 2: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the #coronavirus outbreak for:VirginiaTennesseeThe U.S. Virgin IslandsApril 2: President Trump discussed the production of ventilators with GM CEO Mary Barra.April 2: President Trump announced that The Javits Center temporary hospital will be converted into a coronavirus hospital.April 2: President Trump announced that the Department of Defense will be establishing 48 more ICU beds in New York.April 2: President Trump announced that the Federal Government will be establishing a coronavirus hospital in Louisiana and Texas.April 2: President Trump took an additional coronavirus test and tested negative.April 2: President Trump ordered the Federal Government to cover the costs of all National Guard operations in states with recently approved disaster declarations.April 2: President Trump sent Senator Chuck Schumer a letter debunking false claims made against the Trump Administration’s coronavirus response.April 2: Secretary Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza announced that the Paycheck Protection Program, created by the CARES Act to provide $350 billion in loans to small businesses, will be launched tomorrow.April 2: Secretary Mnuchin announced that the first relief payments will be dispersed within two weeks.April 2: Vice President Pence announced that 1.3 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 2: Vice President Pence announced that all Blue Cross Blue Shield Members will be waiving out of pocket costs for coronavirus treatment.April 2: Rear Adm. Polowczyk announced FEMA’s Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force has delivered:27.1 million surgical masks19.5 N95 million respirator masks22.4 million surgical gloves5.2 million face shieldsOver 7,600 ventilatorsApril 2: First Lady Melania Trump had a phone call with Mrs. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau of Canada, who is recovering from the coronavirus.April 2: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $25 billion in federal funding to support public transportation systems in response to the coronavirus.April 2: The Department of Justice and HHS distributed 192,000 N95 respirator masks confiscated from price gougers to health care workers in New York and New Jersey.April 2: The FDA approved the first coronavirus antibody test, developed by Cellex.April 2: The FDA issued new guidance to increase the supply of blood donations, reducing the deferral period for gay men from 12 months to 3 months.April 2: The Department of Education donated 5,760 N95 respirator masks discovered in storage to aid the fight against the coronavirus.April 2: Secretary Pompeo announced that the State Department has now brought home 30,000 Americans stranded overseas as a result of coronavirus-related travel restrictions.April 2: April 2: HHS announced it was relaxing enforcement of HIPAA violations to encourage health care providers to share coronavirus data and information with federal and state health care officials.April 2: The Trump Administration issued recommendations to nursing homes to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus.April 2: HUD announced it was immediately making $3 billion of CARES Act funding available to help America’s low-income families and most vulnerable citizens across the nation.April 2: The Energy Department announced it would immediately make 30 million barrels of the strategic petroleum reserve’s (SPR’s) oil storage capacity available to struggling U.S. oil producers.April 3: President Trump announced new voluntary CDC guidelines that all Americans wear non-medical, fabric or cloth face masks to prevent asymptomatic spread of coronavirus.April 3: The President met with energy execs from Phillips 66, Devon Energy, Continental Resources, Hilcorp Energy, Occidental Petroleum, The American Petroleum Institute, The Energy Transfer Partners, Chevron, & Exxon Mobil to discuss coronavirus’ impact on the energy industry.April 3: President Trump spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss convening the five permanent members of the UN Security Council in an effort to defeat the coronavirus and discuss its impact on the world.April 3: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:New HampshireWest VirginiaIndianaArkansasOregonApril 3: President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum blocking the export of N95 and other respirator masks, surgical masks, PPE gloves, and surgical gloves to ensure they are available in the U.S. – designating them as “scarce” under the Defense Production Act.April 3: President Trump announced that Anthem will waive co-pays for coronavirus treatment for 60 days.April 3: President Trump announced that uninsured Americans will have their coronavirus treatment covered, using funding from the CARES Act.April 3: Trump Administration officials spoke to the directors of the two largest health care providers in Louisiana, Ochsner and LCMC Health, to discuss their need for medical supplies.April 3: President Trump directed FEMA to send Ochsner Surgical Gowns.April 3: President Trump announced that 9,000 retired Army medical personnel have volunteered and are assisting the federal response to the coronavirus.April 3: President Trump announced that the DOJ and HHS have together secured:200,000 N95 masks130,000 surgical masks600,000 glovesfrom hoarders and have distributed the supplies to health care workers.April 3: Vice President Pence announced that 1.4 million coronavirus tests have been completed to date.April 3: Vice President Pence announced that 18,000 machines are already available across the country to administer Abbott 15 Minute Coronavirus Tests, with another 1,200 soon to be distributed to states.April 3: Vice President Pence announced that a Project Airbridge flight landed in Columbus, Ohio with medical supplies.April 3: Secretary Azar announced a public-private partnership with Oracle to collect crowd-sourced data on coronavirus therapeutic treatments.April 3: The SBA launched the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, issuing more than 17,500 loans valued at $5.4 billion.April 3: The Army Corps of Engineers is working with states to assess 750 requests for temporary hospital facilities, having completed 673 already.April 3: The FDA announced it would coordinate the national effort to develop blood-related therapies for COVID-19.April 3: The Defense Department’s Joint Acquisition Task Force launched a new portal giving the private sector the ability to submit information and solutions to the DoD.April 3: The State Department announced that they have awarded contracts for 8 new medical facilities, totaling 9,693 new beds.April 3: The Department of Labor issued guidance to help employers reduce their use of N95 respirators, freeing up supply for the coronavirus response.April 3: HUD announced it is making $200 million in Indian housing block grants for Indian Tribes under the CARES Act.April 3: EPA Administrator Wheeler held a call with retailers and marketplace platforms to discuss ways to protect consumers from fake disinfectants.April 3: First Lady Melania Trump held a phone call with Mrs. Brigitte Macron of France to discuss the coronavirus response.April 4: President Trump announced that 1,000 members of the Defense Department’s Medical Corps will be deployed to New York to assist in the fight against coronavirus.April 4: President Trump spoke to commissioners of major league sports organizations including the MLB, NFL, & NBA, recognizing what the leagues, teams, and players are doing in their communities to combat coronavirus.April 4: President Trump tweeted encouragement to American children unable to start their Little League baseball season on time due to coronavirus.April 4: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:NebraskaWisconsinMaineNevadaApril 4: President Trump announced that he was considering a second coronavirus task force focused on the economy.April 4: President Trump urged PM Modi of India to allow Hydroxychloroquine to be shipped to the United States.April 4: President Trump announced that the U.S. government has repatriated over 40,000 Americans from 75 countries.April 4: Vice President Pence spoke to Governors of New York, New Jersey, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Maryland.April 4: FEMA obligated $44 million to Iowa under the state’s major disaster declaration to combat the coronavirus.April 5: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:South DakotaNew MexicoOklahomaMississippiApril 5: April 5: President Trump announced that by Tuesday, 3,000 military and medical personnel will have deployed to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to assist in the coronavirus response effort.April 5: President Trump announced that the Trump Administration will be sending New York 600,000 N95 masks tomorrow, including 200,000 to Suffolk County alone.April 5: President Trump announced that the Administration will soon send:300 ventilators to Michigan200 ventilators to Louisiana600 ventilators to Illinois100 ventilators to Massachusetts500 ventilators to New JerseyApril 5: President Trump announced the establishment of a federal coronavirus medical station in Washington D.C.April 5: President Trump announced that Washington has returned 400 ventilators to the strategic national stockpile.April 5: President Trump announced that 1.67 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 5: President Trump announced that the government has stockpiled 29 million doses of HydroxychloroquineApril 5: Dr. Birx announced that testing in the New York metro area, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Washington has exceeded the testing rate of Spain and ItalyApril 5: Adm. Polowczyk announced that three Project Airbridge flights of medical supplies landed across the US today carrying:1 million gowns2.8 million surgical masks11.8 million glovesApril 5: Adm. Polowczyk spoke to top health officials from states severely impacted by the coronavirus to discuss the supply chain.April 5: Secretary Wilkie announced that the VA is making 1,500 beds available at VA hospitals to help states and localities across the country.April 5: Vice President Pence spoke to governors from states severely impacted by the coronavirus, including Michigan, Louisiana, and Illinois.April 5: FEMA and The Army Corps of Engineers completed renovations at the McCormick Place Pavilion in Chicago, providing an additional 500 hospital beds for the cityApril 6: President Trump announced an agreement with 3M to produce and import 55.5 million N95 masks each month for the next three months.April 6: President Trump held a call with CEOs from pharmaceutical and bio-tech companies to discuss potential coronavirus therapeutics.April 6: President Trump had a “very friendly” phone call with former Vice President Joe Biden to discuss the coronavirus.April 6: President Trump announced that 1.79 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 6: President Trump approved Governor Murphy’s request to allow New Jersey patients aboard the USNS Comfort.April 6: President Trump approved Governor Cuomo’s request to allow the treatment of coronavirus patients on the USNS Comfort.April 6: President Trump announced that CVS will open two new drive-thru coronavirus testing sites in Georgia and Rhode Island. Both will use Abbott’s rapid coronavirus test.April 6: President Trump announced that the FDA authorized Inovio’s potential coronavirus vaccine for a clinical trial, wile 10 potential coronavirus therapeutic agents are in “active trials” with another 15 potential therapeutics in plans for clinical trials.April 6: President Trump praised the work of the private sector, including Apple and Salesforce, who have agreed to donate personal protective equipment to help defeat the coronavirus.April 6: President Trump announced that The Army Corps of Engineers is building 22 field hospitals and alternative care sites in 18 states.April 6: President Trump announced that 8,450 hospital beds and 8,000 ventilators have been deployed across the country from federal stockpiles.April 6: Vice President Pence announced that to date $4.1 billion has been allocated to states under federal disaster declarations.April 6: Vice President Pence announced that 21,000 National Guard Servicemen have been activated across the country to assist in the fight against coronavirus.April 6: VP Pence announced that thanks to California’s donation of 500 ventilators, the federal government will send:200 ventilators to MD100 ventilators to DE100 ventilators to NV50 ventilators to DC50 ventilators to Guam & the Northern Mariana IslandsApil 6: The CDC began publishing a new, data-centered coronavirus surveillance report on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).April 6: HHS announced an additional $186 million in CDC funding for state and local jurisdictions combatting the coronavirus.April 6: HHS announced it will be purchasing 15-minute coronavirus tests from Abbott for state, territorial, and tribal labs and for the Strategic National Stockpile.April 6: The Department of Education announced a streamlined process making it easier for states to use federal education funding for distance learning during the coronavirus outbreak.April 7: President Trump participated in a conference call with banking executives to discuss how to best deliver financial aid and technical assistance to small businesses.April 7: President Trump announced the SBA has processed “more than $70 billion” in loans to help small businesses as part of the Paycheck Protection Program.April 7: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Minnesota related to the coronavirus outbreak.April 7: President Trump announced that in addition to the 8,675 ventilators in the strategic national stockpile, the federal government will be acquiring 110,000 ventilators in the next three months to be distributed to states in need.April 7: President Trump announced that 1.87 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 7: President Trump announced his intent to ask Congress for an additional $250 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program to loan to small businesses.April 7: Vice President Pence participated in a conference call with over 500 business owners to discuss their needs amid the coronavirus response effort.April 7: CMS Administrator Verma announced that CMS will make available an additional $30 billion in grants this week for health care organizations with increased operating costs due to the coronavirus.April 7: The State Department announced an additional $225 million in health, humanitarian, and economic assistance to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus around the world.April 7: As part of Project Airbridge, UPS and FEMA began shipments of 25 flights with more than three million pounds of medical supplies.April 7: The Department of Transportation finalized a requirement that airlines who receive assistance under the CARES Act continue flights to destinations they were serving before the outbreak, ensuring commercial flights are available.April 7: The EPA distributed over 1,100 N95 masks to the California Office of Emergency Services.April 8: President Trump spoke to over 10,000 faith leaders & more than 3,000 state, local, and tribal officials to discuss the coronavirus response effort.April 8: Secretary Pompeo announced that since January, over 50,000 Americans have been repatriated by 90 countries in over 480 flights.April 8: Under the DPA, HHS announced a $646.7M contract with Philips to produce 2,500 ventilators for the Strategic National Stockpile by the end of May, and a total of 43,000 by December.April 8: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Vermont related to the coronavirus outbreak.April 8: President Trump announced that a Project Airbridge shipment of protective gowns landed in Dallas, Texas.April 8: President Trump announced that 10 drugs to potentially be used against the coronavirus are currently in clinical trial.April 8: President Trump thanked Indian PM Modi for allowing a shipment of the life-saving drug hydroxychloroquine to be released to the U.S.April 8: Vice President Pence announced:$98B in forgivable loans were disbursed through the Paycheck Protection Program27,000 National Guard service members were activated across the country to assist in the coronavirus responseApril 8: The CDC issued new guidance for how essential and critical workers who have been exposed to the coronavirus can return to work, with precautions.April 8: Four additional flights as part of Project Airbridge landed across the country, delivering PPE and other medical supplies.April 8: Customs and Borders Protection announced with FEMA that it will detain shipments of PPE in order to keep critical medical supplies within the U.S. for domestic use.April 8: HHS announced an agreement with DuPont and FedEx to rapidly manufacture and deliver 2.25M new Tyvek Protective Suits to the Strategic National Stockpile over the next five weeks.April 8: HHS expanded telehealth services for Native Americans through The Indian Health Service.April 8: HHS authorized pharmacists to order and administer coronavirus tests, further expanding the availability of testing.April 8: HHS awarded $1.3B from the CARES Act to 1,387 health centers in all 50 states, 8 territories, and the District of Columbia to fight coronavirus.April 8: CMS issued updated guidance based on CDC guidelines to protect patients and health care workers in hospitals from the coronavirus.April 8: The USDA announced its approval of Arizona's & California’s request for food stamp recipients to purchase food online, allowing these recipients to purchase groceries for delivery.April 8: The VA announced that it has begun using funding from the CARES Act to pay overtime, hire new staff, and purchase supplies including PPE, beds, and pharmaceuticals.April 9: President Trump spoke with mental health advocates from across the country to discuss their work amid the coronavirus outbreak.April 9: President Trump approved major disaster declarations related to the coronavirus outbreak for:AlaskaIdahoApril 9: President Trump announced that 24 Project Airbridge flights have been completed to date, with an additional 49 flights scheduled.April 9: President Trump announced that there are currently 19 potential coronavirus therapies being tested and another 26 potential therapies in active planning for clinical trials.April 9: President Trump announced that, to date, over 2 million coronavirus tests have been completed.April 9: Vice President Pence announced that $125B in Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans has been approved to date.April 9: Vice President Pence announced that a total of 29,000 National Guard service members have been activated across the country to assist in the coronavirus response.April 9: Vice President Pence announced that to date 4,100 military medical personnel have been deployed to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.April 9: The Treasury Department announced that it extended over 300 tax filing, payment, and administrative deadlines to give relief to taxpayers.April 9: Working with the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve announced new lending programs providing up to $2.3T in loans to businesses and state & local governments.April 9: HHS announced it would relax enforcement of HIPPAA for pharmacies and other organizations that are working at coronavirus testing sites, helping these groups focus on testing.April 9: Secretary of Education DeVos announced that $6.3B in CARES Act funding will be immediately distributed to colleges and universities to provide cash grants to students affected by the coronavirusApril 9: The EPA announced that more than 11,500 pieces of PPE have been transferred to FEMA, which will be later transferred to state and local agencies across New England combating the coronavirus.April 9: The USDA launched the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program in Michigan, which will help feed children eligible for USDA school lunch programs who are now home during the coronavirus outbreak.April 9: The USDA announced relief for farmers across the country by giving borrowers 12 months to repay marketing assistance loans (MAL), helping protect farmers from being forced to sell crops to make loan payments.April 9: CMS temporarily suspended a number of regulations so that hospitals, clinics, and other health care providers can book the number of staff to confront the coronavirusApril 10: President Trump announced that 60 mask sterilization systems, with the ability to clean over 80,000 masks approximately 20 times, will be sent to 10 cities.April 10: President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the global coronavirus response and the global energy market.April 10: President Trump announced that a field hospital in Seattle will be leaving, as Washington State’s coronavirus outbreak becomes more manageable.April 10: President Trump announced that his administration is working to bring blood-based serology tests to market “as quickly as possible” so Americans can determine if they have had the coronavirus.April 10: President Trump announced that he will be establishing an “Opening Our Country Council” with more details coming early next week.April 10: President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to facilitate the supply of medical equipment and other humanitarian relief to Italy.April 10: Dr. Fauci spoke to Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon to discuss coronavirus mitigation in those states.April 10: Vice President Pence, CDC Director Redfield, & Surgeon General Adams spoke to over 400 leaders of the African American community, including Jesse Jackson, NAACP representatives, & the National Black Nurses Association to discuss the impact of the coronavirus.April 10: Vice President Pence spoke to Colorado Governor Jared Polis about the specific needs of his state’s battle against the coronavirus.April 10: Vice President Pence announced that more than 2.1M coronavirus tests have been completed to date.April 10: Vice President Pence announced that:29,600 National Guard Troops have been activated4,700 active duty medical personnel have been deployed to nine statesApril 10: Vice President Pence announced that to date, 26 Project Airbridge flights have landed in the U.S. with PPE, with four flights scheduled to land today with 250,000 gowns and 25M pairs of gloves.April 10: HHS began delivering $30B in relief funding to health care providers, part of the $100B allocated to health care providers by the CARES Act.April 10: The FDA approved an emergency authorization for a blood purification device to treat coronavirus patients.April 10: Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced $1B for Amtrak to continue rail service and respond to the spread of the coronavirus.April 10: The Treasury Department launched a web portal to help Americans who did not file tax returns receive their coronavirus relief payments under the CARES Act.April 10: The Treasury Department announced it will launch a new “get my payment” app where Americans can enter their direct deposit information to get coronavirus relief payments quicker.April 10: The VA deployed medical staffers to New Orleans to help “surge” personnel in the area, which is currently being heavily impacted by the coronavirus.April 11: President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Wyoming related to the coronavirus outbreak, marking the first time in U.S. history a President has declared that a major disaster exists in all 50 states.April 11: The DoD announced it is using The Defense Production Act to get the private sector to produce 39 million N95 masks within 90 days, a $133M investment.April 11: Three Project Airbridge flights landed in Chicago, Illinois, delivering over 62 million gloves.April 11: The Department of Justice announced it is monitoring state and local social distancing regulations to ensure religious organizations are not unfairly targeted.April 11: The USDA added Florida & Idaho to the food stamp online pilot program, allowing food stamp recipients to purchase food online.April 11: CMS expanded the requirements that private health insurers provide free coronavirus testing, saying that this includes anti-body testing and costs related to coronavirus testing, like emergency room or urgent care visits.April 12: A deal brokered by President Trump was announced between The OPEC countries, Russia, and the U.S. to cut production and stabilize the oil market amid dual disruptions from coronavirus and the price war between Saudi Arabia & Russia.April 12: The FDA issued an emergency authorization to devices from Advanced Sterilization Products, which can decontaminate approximately 4 million N95 respirators each day.April 12: The FBI uncovered an international fraud scheme related to the attempted purchase of 39 million N95 masks by a Service Employees International Union Affiliate.Editor's Note: Want to support Townhall so we can keep telling the truth about China and the virus they unleashed on the world? 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