So bflynn is wrong in his assertion because you are personally unaware of anyone in your subset of conservatives who are "main stream" or "thinking" types who were that paranoid? Um, yeah. I remember when the subject came up. Just because I (or you) thought it bunk doesn't mean jack shit. Just remember there are conspiracy theorists under every rock and political stripe. 

A web search using the keywords "obama declare martial law" certainly yields a fair number of hits, including a video. For example:

Someone actually used change.org to promote a petition calling on Obama to declare martial law to void the 2016 election (it got all of 269 supporters):
https://www.change.org/p/president-barack-obama-president-obama-declare-martial-law-until-the-election-investigation-is-complete

News articles:
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/ben-carson-might-obama-cancel-the-2016-election-28523/
https://www.ibtimes.com/will-obama-declare-martial-law-keep-trump-out-white-house-conspiracy-theorists-think-2444721

And at least one surviving video (not many views, but I do recall seeing similar fearful rants at the time - just because "main stream" types didn't engage in it doesn't mean jack):

What the Democrats, and the Media are calling "Assault Weapons" are very common, regular SEMI AUTOMATIC rifles that are the most popular in the U.S.  There's probably over 30 - 50 million of them out there that could be classified as such, and it's just not AR-15's and AK-47 type cosmetic clones.

My 75 year old USGI Inland made M1 Carbine is the same as my AR-15 in operation.  It takes a 15 round, or 30 round magazine, and shoots a small, intermediate round that is more like a handgun round than rifle round.  The AR-15 shoots a small, varmint round. 

I bought my first AR-15 during the first Assault Weapons Ban which we endured 1994 - 2004.  It sun setted, and was shown to not do a thing to reduce crime by people using a gun.  It also restricted all magazine capacities to 10 rounds.  The ONLY reason I bought an AR was that it was banned.  The only difference in the rifle I bought during the ban was that it could not have a flash suppressor.  Big whoop.  Magazines over ten rounds just became much more expensive due to the demand created by the ban.

I was not alone.  What the BAN did was to open up the AR-15 to American gun owners as a useful firearm that was easy, and fun to shoot (low recoil), very reliable, and very accurate.  It is also modular and easily adaptable by the average user for any use.  Hunting, target shooting, competition, home defense, etc.  It is the ideal all around rifle EXCEPT for big game as it shoots a small caliber, light round.  However, there are AR-10's available in larger calibers suitable for game such as deer, mule deer, Elk, Moose, Bear, etc. 

There is no way to round up all these legally owned, semi auto rifles.  NONE.  It can not be done.  Yes, you can ban them, and make people turn them in like Australia did with their MANDATORY gun "buy back".  Still many did not turn them in.  The U.S. is not like Australia, and Americans will not turn in their guns.  Never.

The Democrats have two ways to achieve complete irreversible takeover of this country and transform it into a socialist utopia. Get as many low class free stuff voters into the country as possible, and two, get rid of the electoral college. They’re hoping the first will get the job done because the second will be harder to accomplish but they are trying.

Exactly - Trump is not perfect and has significant faults that limit his effectiveness.  Additionally, I don't like him.

I'm willing to consider if anyone else would be better.

Sorry I can't respond to everyone individually, but when the group thing gets going and everyone is quoting me and responding, I just don't have the time or energy to spend a couple of hours writing responses here.

BTW, I'm not on the left, but this is why people on the left don't come here and this place becomes an echo chamber.

So how would you reword Trump’s tweet, azure? Let’s face it ... if POTUS is silent, the rabid Dems control the narrative. He has to stay in play.

https://mobile.twitter.com/BrandonStraka/status/1155504955341574145

Agree with @bflynn. It's not that he shouldn't be FREE to say what he wants, in the sense of legally free. Nobody is saying the President has fewer rights than everyone else. But he has a responsibility to LEAD the country, and that includes leading people he disagrees with. Lashing out in anger at someone because they're critical of you is not strong leadership. I have no problem with a "love it or leave it" comment from a private citizen, but I don't think it's an appropriate thing for the President to say.

Because he singled out people of color for his diatribe.  Hence indicating that they aren't real Americans to start with.  He's done this all along, skirting on the edge of racism without overtly stepping over, just so his little fanboys like you would have a reason to defend him.

The really sad thing is Reagan's America was a shining city on the hill, showing all the world the grace and superiority of America's values.  This sort of hate based electioneering is anathema to previous Conservative thought and ideology.  I might not have agreed with Conservatives about a lot, but I certainly respected them and their views.  Not anymore.  No this lot.