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    What Is The Insurrection Act That Trump Is Threatening To Invoke?

    The 213-year-old law allows a president to "call forth the militia for the purpose of suppressing" an insurrection. Trump threatened to deploy the military to states that don't quell violent protests.
    by Domenico Montanaro Jun 01, 2020 2 minutes
    President Trump walks from the White House to visit St. John's Church after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd.

    President Trump threatened Monday to take military action in American cities if the violent demonstrations that have been taking place in recent days aren't stamped out.

    "If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United in the Rose Garden at the White House.

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