Trump says he may invoke Insurrection Act if courts block troop deployments

President Donald Trump suggested he could invoke the Insurrection Act if courts continue to block his troop deployments to cities nationwide.

Trump told reporters he would use the measure if people were being killed and the courts were holding up his efforts to intervene. He said his priority is to ensure cities are safe.

"We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd do that," he said. "If people were being killed, courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that. I want people not to be killed. We have to make sure our cities are safe."

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The Insurrection Act of 1807 authorizes the use of the U.S. military for law enforcement purpos