"President Donald Trump made the stunning claim that he can send any military branch he wants including The Navy to U.S. cities as part of a crackdown he has tried out using the National Guard. Trump has already sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Memphis, and Washington, D.C., and is trying to send them Portland and Chicago amid pushback from state and local officials and widespread criticism."
"He has claimed that the Insurrection Act gives him unquestioned power to order such deployments. While speaking to troops in Japan this week, Trump said If we need more than the National Guard, we'll send more than the National Guard. The president was asked to clarify that statement as he gaggled with reporters aboard Air Force One on Wednesday, and obliquely cited the Insurrection Act as he claimed the power to use every branch of the military on U.S. soil:"
"And other, about 50 percent of presidents have used that, as you know. And I'd be allowed to whatever I want. But we haven't chosen to do that because we're very well, we're doing very well without it. But I'd allowed to that, you understand, that the courts wouldn't get involved, nobody would get involved. And I could send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,"
President Donald Trump claimed authority to deploy any branch of the U.S. military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines, into American cities under the Insurrection Act. He has already deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Memphis, and Washington, D.C., and sought to send them to Portland and Chicago despite pushback from state and local officials. He stated that if more than the National Guard were needed he would send additional forces and suggested that courts and others would not intervene. He delivered remarks to troops in Japan and elaborated during a gaggle aboard Air Force One.
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