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Trump Critics See 'Run Around' of Insurrection Act
- President Trump deployed 700 Marines and authorized up to 4,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles on Tuesday to assist in controlling protests related to his immigration policies.
- Trump hinted he might invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, a rarely used law last deployed in 1992 during the Rodney King riots to allow military law enforcement powers.
- Trump described protesters as insurrectionists and agitators, claiming intervention prevented chaos, while California Governor Gavin Newsom denied recent contact and condemned federal actions.
- Legal experts noted the military’s current deployment is limited to support roles, but Secretary Noem’s request to grant arrest powers signals a potential move toward invoking the Insurrection Act.
- Critics see Trump's actions as a politically motivated escalation that risks undermining protest rights, with some warning the situation could prematurely justify a military crackdown.
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Are we safe? How 'copaganda' makes the case for investing more in police : Code Switch
As President Trump flirts with invoking the Insurrection Act on anti-ICE demonstrators in LA, we look back at the national protests of 2020, when Trump last talked about invoking the act. Back then, there was broad energy around rethinking policing, but polls show that that energy has largely vanished. In this episode, we ask: what happened? Our guest points to what he calls copaganda – or pro-police propaganda.
The question is how he will use his powers, in what order and under what pretext.
Sen. Tom Cotton backs use of Insurrection Act to quell LA riots — 5 years after controversial NYT op-ed : ‘Overwhelming show of force’
President Trump should consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops to Los Angeles if the National Guard isn’t able to stamp out violent riots plaguing the city, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) argued in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Tuesday.
Trump Hints at Big Move: Invoking the Insurrection Act
President Trump still has a big, and controversial, card he could play in regard to the Los Angeles protests: invoking the Insurrection Act. "If there's an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it," he told reporters on Tuesday, reports Reuters . "We'll see." Coverage: The 1807 act "is among the most extreme...
Letter: President Trump is the one stoking this chaos in Los Angeles
Manufactured by the White House, the crisis in L.A. is all about the coming midterm elections. Like many previous protests miscreants show up, vandalize, burn and cause damage. Chaos and cars burning lead the news cycle. President Trump wants the photos and tape of burning cars and masked protesters waving Mexican flags. Should a cop or soldier be tragically killed, Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act, declaring Gov. Gavin Newsom has lost th…
What to know about the Insurrection Act of 1807
By Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson Contributing Writers As protests against federal immigration enforcement flared across Los Angeles over the weekend, questions have arisen about whether President Donald Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807, and send active-duty U.S. military members to quell the rioting and vandalism. The law allows the president to deploy the National Guard or other U.S. military personnel to put down an uprising that…
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