Trump's Dictatorship Threats Spark Widespread Criticism
President Donald Trump has sparked controversy with his latest threat to use the military in U.S. cities, claiming he could send the Navy, Air Force, and Marines to do "whatever I want" without interference from the courts.
"If I want to enact a certain Act, I'm allowed to do it... And the courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would get involved, and 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 represent a dramatic escalation in the 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.
Author's summary: Trump threatens to use military in US cities.