President Donald Trump has sparked widespread criticism with his latest threat to use the military in U.S. cities.
"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 claimed he could invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass the legal system and deploy the Navy, Air Force, and Marines in U.S. cities to do "whatever I want".
Author's summary: Trump sparks criticism with authoritarian threats.