US EditionTrump’s Threat to Invoke Insurrection Act Escalates Showdown with Democratic Cities
Trump plans to use the Insurrection Act to bypass opposition and expand National Guard deployments in Democratic cities amid protests and legal challenges, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy troops to U.S. cities, while hundreds of Texas National Guard prepared to patrol Chicago streets amid a legal showdown with Democratic-led cities.
- To justify deployments, the White House has argued President Donald Trump says troops are needed to protect federal property and assist in suppressing crime, and he may use the law to bypass local mayors and governors.
- On the ground, federal agents and protesters at Broadview and other sites have clashed, prompting arrests and injuries amid confrontations involving chemical munitions and violent standoffs.
- If invoked, the Insurrection Act would give troops authority to police and arrest, but critics say the administration exaggerates violence and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accused Trump of using troops as political props on Monday.
- Legal experts note that the Insurrection Act of 1807, last used during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, faces legal challenges as federal courts and the Supreme Court limit deployments; retired Army Major General Randy Manner warns invoking it now is unprecedented.
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Trump floats invoking Insurrection Act amid showdown with Democratic-led cities
NBC News White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and NBC News Senior Homeland Security Correspondent Julia Ainsley explain what the Insurrection Act is and what it could mean as the Trump administration tries to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-led cities. NBC News Chief Justice and National Affairs Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell reports on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities
CHICAGO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's threat to invoke a federal anti-insurrection law to deploy troops to more U.S. cities has intensified his legal battle with Democratic leaders over the limits of presidential authority, as hundreds of National Guard soldiers from Texas prepared to start...
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