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Trump may invoke Insurrection Act if courts block troop deployments

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Trump says he may invoke the Insurrection Act if courts keep blocking his troop deployments, as Illinois and Oregon fight his plans.

Breakdown
  • President Trump suggested he could invoke the Insurrection Act if courts block his troop deployments.
  • Trump said he would use the Act if people were being killed and courts were holding up intervention efforts. 9s
  • Trump emphasized his goal of ensuring city safety. 13s
  • Officials in Illinois and Oregon are legally challenging Trump's National Guard deployments. 17s
  • Legal battles focus on deployments to Chicago and Portland. 22s
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