Vance says Trump is ‘looking at all his options’ as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act
- This past week, President Donald Trump considered invoking the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy forces to Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois as 'The president is looking at all his options', Vice President JD Vance said.
- Officials citing ICE attacks say a more than 1000% increase in assaults and sanctuary states are prompting consideration of the Insurrection Act, Vance said, 'The president just wants people to be kept safe, and we're exploring everything that we can do to make sure that the American people are safe in their own country.'
- National Guard troops arrived in Chicago, Illinois but were halted as federal judges in Oregon and a federal appeals court in Illinois recently blocked deployments.
- Talk of invoking the Act has ramped up in recent weeks despite largely peaceful ICE facility protesters, as critics warn it risks consolidating federal power and civil-society figures accuse the administration of planning troop deployments in Portland and Chicago.
- The Insurrection Act would allow the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement, but constitutional limits and federal courts often constrain such actions; it was last used by former President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
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Vice President JD Vance sparked alarm on Sunday when he said that President Donald Trump was considering invoking the Insurrection Act under the pretenses of combating violent crime in US cities.During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked Vance if Trump was “seriously considering” invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to use the US military to carry out law enforcement operations.Vance responded by say…
Trump has not ruled out invoking Insurrection Act to deploy National Guard, Vance says - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump was “looking at all of his options” to deploy the National Guard in major cities, including invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807, which grants the president emergency powers to deploy troops on U.S. soil during major unrest.
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