It was January 20, 2025 and Donald Trump was inaugurated for a third term as president of the United States. The ceremony was conducted in the Rose Garden at the White House. Only Trump’s closest advisers and his cabinet were present for the ceremony. Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett conducted the swearing in.

How did this happen?

Donald Trump claimed the election of November 3, 2020 was fraudulent due to the prominent use of mail-in ballots. The Supreme Court declared him the winner by a 5 to 4 vote. The those making him president were Associate Justices, ▸ Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett.

There were protests across the country even as the inauguration ceremony was being conducted. Trump declared martial law immediately after the ceremony. Using the Insurrection Act as the bases for his decision.

With the departure of Stephen Breyer from the Supreme Court in 2023 at the age of 84 there were now three moderate or liberal justices. Trump declared his intention to run for a third term due to the fact that the country was under martial law. The court agreed by a 6 to 3 vote.

On this January 25, 2025 Trump has just declared the constitution null and void.