President Trump told reporters on Sunday that he’s heading to Camp David to meet with military leaders, among others, shortly before he posted a message online calling Los Angeles protesters an “insurrectionist mob.”
During a gaggle before boarding Air Force One, Trump would not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act, which could allow the military to be deployed domestically, but suggested the protests against immigration raids were not yet an insurrection.
“We’re going up to Camp David; we have meetings with various people about very major subjects,” Trump said.
“We’ll be meeting with a lot of people, including generals, as you know, and admirals.”
Trump wouldn’t say what the meetings would be about or whether any foreign officials would be joining.
Shortly after the gaggle, Trump i