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Trump Considers Using Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops Amid Unrest

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Source: Financial Times
Trump Considers Using Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops Amid Unrest
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Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy troops to American cities amid protests, signaling a potential escalation in his efforts to use the military domestically despite legal and political resistance from state and local officials.

Topics:nationpolitics#domestic-protests#donald-trump#insurrection-act#military-deployment#politics#us-cities
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  1. Donald Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops  Financial Times
  2. Live Updates: Trump Threatens to Use Emergency Powers to Deploy National Guard in Illinois and Oregon  The New York Times
  3. Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act  Politico
  4. Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act in Portland  The Hill
  5. Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act  NBC News

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