As blue cities push back on President Donald Trump’s tactic of deploying the National Guard to fight crime, the Trump administration has floated the idea of using the Insurrection Act to justify sending federal troops to cities.

“I’d do it if it was necessary. So far, it hasn’t been necessary, but we have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I’d do that,” Trump told White House reporters last week.

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