Trump ‘looking at all options’ amid threats to invoke Insurrection Act, Vance says
by Ed Pilkington in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#70PY4)
Vice-president calls crime out of control' in US cities as Trump faces legal battles for use of federal forces
The White House is talking about invoking the Insurrection Act that would allow the deployment of military troops on US soil to quell domestic unrest amid legal challenges over the moves, JD Vance confirmed on Sunday.
Vance was asked on NBC News's Meet the Press whether Donald Trump was seriously considering invoking the emergency power to deploy national guard forces and even the US military in domestic settings.
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