Trump's Authoritarian Threats Spark Criticism
President Donald Trump has made a controversial claim that he can deploy the Navy, Air Force, and Marines into U.S. cities to do "whatever I want" without interference from the courts.
"If I want to enact a certain Act, I'm allowed to do it... I could send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. I could send anybody I wanted."
Trump's comments have been criticized as a "dictator fantasy" and a dramatic escalation of his administration's deployment of the National Guard.
The president warned that he could "routinely" invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass the legal system and use all arms of the military against his own citizens.
- Trump claims he has the authority to deploy military forces into U.S. cities.
- The president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass the legal system.
- Critics accuse Trump of playing out a "dictator fantasy".
Author's summary: Trump sparks criticism with authoritarian threats.
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