The day after his plan to deploy federal troops in Portland, Oregon was blocked by a federal judge, Donald Trump has brought up the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act “if it was necessary.” The act allows the President to make the military conduct civilian law enforcement activities, and has not been utilized since 1992’s Los Angeles riots.
“If I had to enact it, I’d do that. If people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I’d do that. I mean, I want to make sure that people aren’t killed. We have to make sure that our cities are safe.”
