Trump 'has a Plan B' for US cities — but is holding off for now

Trump 'has a Plan B' for US cities — but is holding off for now

Although President Donald Trump has federalized National Guard troops in U.S. cities — including Los Angeles and Chicago — one step he hasn't taken so far is invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807. The last U.S. president to do that was the late George H.W. Bush in May 1992 during the Los Angeles Riots, which followed the acquittal of the police officers who beat Black motorist Rodney King. But unlike Trump in 2025, Bush wasn't acting against the…