President Trump called Democrats "insurrectionists" Tuesday and slammed the left for what he described as "kamikaze" attacks on America, invoking increasingly warlike rhetoric to describe the opposition party.

Why it matters: The president has repeatedly floated the idea of invoking the rarely-used Insurrection Act to send federal troops to blue cities like Chicago and Portland without local approval.

What they're saying: "These Democrats are like insurrectionists, their policy is so bad for our country," the president said in the Oval Office Tuesday, specifically targeting Democrats on immigration and crime prevention. • "Chicago is a great city where there's a lot of crime, and if the governor can't do the job, we'll do the job," he added when asked by reporters about invoking the In

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