Prep-school general looking for his first battle aka wagging the dog......
By John Wagner
May 17 at 7:42 AM
A White House spokesman left often the possibility Friday that President Trump would invoke an
arcane law that would allow him to deploy the military to remove illegal immigrants, as Trump warned migrants on Twitter that they could be leaving the country soon.
Asked during a television appearance whether Trump is considering using the Insurrection Act, spokesman Hogan Gidley said the president is “going to do everything within his authority to protect the American people” and has “lots of tools at his disposal.”
“We haven’t used them all, and we’re looking at ways to protect the American people,” Gidley said during an appearance on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends.” ... His interview took place amid a series of tweets from Trump, including some that suggested new actions to crack down on illegal immigrants.
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The idea of using the law was first reported by the Daily Caller, a conservative news outlet, after Trump finished his speech Thursday afternoon. ... Such a plan would involve deployment of the National Guard and cooperation of governors who might not be inclined to go along with Trump’s order.
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