Washington — President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn't been necessary so far.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during his trip to Asia , the president said he could send the "Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines," and "anybody I wanted" into U.S. cities, and would do so "if I thought it was necessary." Earlier in his trip, the president told U.S. troops at the Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo that he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into U.S. cities if needed.

Asked whether he meant sending other branches of the military into U.S. cities, Mr. Trump said Wednesday, "You know if I want to enact a certai

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