President Donald Trump suggested Sunday that he could deploy federal troops to San Francisco, invoking the possibility of using the Insurrection Act, a rarely used presidential authority that allows the military to operate domestically.
In an interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, Trump told host Maria Bartiromo that he intends to send forces to San Francisco, arguing that the city has deteriorated in recent years and needs federal intervention. “We’re gonna go to San Francisco,” Trump said. “San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world. And then, 15 years ago, it went wrong. It went woke.”
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Trump went on to assert that he has “unquestioned power” to use the Insurrection Act. “Don’t forget I can use the Insurrection Act,” h