Trump floats using Insurrection Act to quell violence at Los Angeles protests

“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it,” Trump said. “We’ll see. But I can tell you, last night was terrible.”

.@POTUS on the rioting in Los Angeles: “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it… If we didn’t get involved, right now Los Angeles would be burning just like it was burning a number of months ago… We are not playing around.” pic.twitter.com/UAGSJKSDuI

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 10, 2025

The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to send military forces to suppress insurrections or civil disorder within states. Trump has already caused controversy by calling in the National Guard to Los Angeles, against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and he seems ready to take the next step if

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