US EditionTrump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Portland
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act amid legal blocks to deploying National Guard troops in Portland and Chicago, citing violent protests and lawlessness.
- President Donald Trump stated he might invoke the Insurrection Act to address civil unrest, facing criticism from legal experts who accuse him of trying to create disorder to justify authoritarian actions.
- Local leaders, including Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, emphasized there is no insurrection in Portland and criticized Trump's deployment of federal troops as unnecessary and unconstitutional.
- A federal judge blocked Trump's plans to send federalized National Guard troops to Portland, prompting concerns about potential violations of constitutional rights against peaceful protesters.
- Critics, including Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, argue Trump's tactics politicize law enforcement and threaten civil liberties in Democratic-led cities like Portland and Chicago.
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Trump May Invoke Insurrection Act to Override Courts That Block His National Guard Orders
President Donald Trump has said multiple times this week that he may invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal troops — beyond the National Guard — to cities across the country. Trump has claimed he is deploying National Guard troops to cities like Portland and Chicago to crack down on crime or assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — despite crime rates decreasing in both… Source
Donald Trump is now threatening to invoke a more than 200-year-old emergency law to send the military to cities like Chicago and Portland, which are controlled by his political enemies. Maybe he's serious this time.
Trump says he'd consider invoking Insurrection Act as courts, governors seek to block his crime crackdown
President Donald Trump says he would consider invoking the rarely used Insurrection Act to deploy federal troops against crime in U.S. cities if necessary.
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