President Donald Trump has sparked widespread criticism with his claim that he could send the Navy, Air Force, and Marines into U.S. cities to do "whatever I want" without being stopped by the courts.
"If I want to enact a certain Act, I'm allowed to do it... I could send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. I could send anybody I wanted."
Trump's comments represent a dramatic escalation and have been criticized as a "dictator fantasy". He warned that he could "routinely" invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass the legal system if he wanted to use all arms of the military against his own citizens.
Author's summary: Trump sparks criticism with threat to use military in U.S. cities.