New Trump threat escalates showdown with US cities

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The law, which gives the president authority to deploy the military to quell unrest in an emergency, has typically been used only in extreme cases, and almost always at the invitation of state governors.
52% : Last week, in a speech to top military commanders, Trump suggested using US cities as "training grounds" for the armed forces, alarming Democrats and civil liberties groups.
50% : "Well, it's been invoked before," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
50% : Since his second term as president began in January, he has shown little hesitation in seeking to wield governmental authority against his political opponents as he pushes to expand the powers of the presidency in ways that have tested the limits of the law.
50% : Trump has ordered Guard troops to Chicago, the third-largest US city, and Portland, Oregon, following his earlier deployments to Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
49% : National Guard and other military troops are generally prohibited from conducting civilian law enforcement, but the Insurrection Act allows for an exception, giving troops the power to directly police and arrest people.
35% : In Chicago and Portland, protests over Trump's immigration policies have been largely peaceful and limited in size, according to local officials, far from the "war zone" conditions described by Trump.
34% : Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a Democrat, accused Trump of intentionally trying to foment violence to justify further militarisation.

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