Since he is falsely claiming an emergency when there isn’t one, I would argue it is illegal. I’ve also read that the president can only assume control of local police for 2 days. After that he would need congressional approval.

It’s not all just theatrics. It is Trump trying to seize power. And if he gets it, he won’t give it up. His actions— all of them— should be taken seriously. And they way to deal with this illegal power grab us to impeach and remove

Trump should be impeached and removed

Impeach him