"(Photo by Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via AP) President Donald Trump is seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act in order to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities as part of his push to thwart crime, NBC reported on Wednesday, based on five people with knowledge of the situation."
"The president's increasingly serious discussions have come as he has deployed hundreds of National Guard troops to cities like Chicago in recent weeks moves that have been met with significant pushback from Democratic politicians, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who sued the president on Monday."
President Donald Trump is seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act to more easily deploy National Guard troops to major cities to combat crime. The consideration is based on information from five people with knowledge of the situation. Hundreds of National Guard troops have already been deployed to cities such as Chicago in recent weeks. Those deployments prompted significant pushback from Democratic officials, including Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who filed a lawsuit against the president. The situation remains fluid and may change as legal and political responses continue.
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