Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops

When asked under what conditions he would invoke the Insurrection Act, Trump said he would do it "if it was necessary."

President Trump said he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending federal troops to Portland, Oregon. The president described the situation as “all insurrection” claiming “Portland is on fire.”

When asked under what conditions he would invoke the Insurrection Act, Trump said he would do it “if it was necessary.” His comments come just one day after a federal judge blocked him from sending troops to Portland.

On Monday, a federal judge declined to block a National Guard deployment to Illinois. The insurrection Act would grant Trump emergency powers to deploy troops, and he’d be able to bypass court rulings that have blocked that from happening.