“I’ll do whatever I want”: Trump threatens to deploy other military branches in US cities

President Donald Trump claimed that he can deploy any branch of the military in American cities as part of his ongoing domestic crackdown on protests against ICE actions Trump has activated National Guard troops and deployed them to cities throughout the country in his second term The deployments have been met with a host of legal challenges Speaking to the press aboard Air Force One on Wednesday Trump disclosed he could go even further telling reporters he could send in the Army Navy Air Force Marines if he desired If I want to enact a certain act I m allowed to do it routinely Trump stated I d be allowed to do whatever I want Related Rigged and stolen Trump calls for ban on mail-in early voting ahead of midterms Trump revealed that the courts would not be able to stop his domestic troop deployments if he invoked the act but he hasn t felt the need to cross that bridge I could send the Army Navy Air Force Marines I could send anybody I wished Trump noted But I haven t done that because we re doing so well without it Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Curriculum Trump has deployed the National Guard to Washington D C Los Angeles and Memphis drawing intense criticism from rival politicians and sympathetic influencers alike The president has claimed deployments successfully caused a downturn in crime rates telling reporters this week that the capital deployment continues to be amazing and that Memphis is doing really well See Trump s comments below via YouTube Read more about this topic Troops in the streets The police state-dark side of democracy Trump s National Guard moves hit legal roadblocks National Guard morale plummets over DC deployment The post I ll do whatever I want Trump threatens to deploy other military branches in US cities appeared first on Salon com