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Commotion: Alleged Inauguration on March 4

Christopher Frawley Christopher Frawley
Politics
19th February 2021
Commotion: Alleged Inauguration on March 4
Many avid supporters believe Trump will be inaugurated again (Getty Images).

The Claim

Donald Trump will once again become the President of the United States on March 4, 2021.

Emerging story

Social media users have spread the word that QAnon (a far-right conspiracy group) believes that Trump will once again become President on March 4. This theory has been widely met with support and incredulity in equal measures.

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar’s investigation found that the main premise of this prediction partly follows the Sovereign Citizens Movement,” which in itself is quite elaborate. To keep it brief, so-called sovereign citizens believe that at a certain point (1871) the United States was “incorporated,” so all laws passed and political positions held thereafter don’t really count. This supposedly includes all amendments after the 16th, as well as the office of the President after Ulysses S. Grant. The true inauguration date is therefore not January 20, but the original date when presidents were sworn in: March 4. Accordingly, it will allegedly be on that day when Trump will take office as the 19th President of the United States.

Interestingly, the Trump International Hotel in Washington D.C. has dramatically hiked up prices for March 3 and 4. This on its own is not an admission of anything, but it does stand out as unusual. Trump himself has not commented on the situation as far as we know.

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The chances of Trump fulfilling this prophecy and returning to office are slim, but this commotion is still noteworthy. On January 6, the world saw how far some Americans are willing to go when they believe that justice must be done. Those who believe that in the March 4 theory might just attempt something similar. We can only hope that conflict is avoided.

Misbar’s Classification

Commotion

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