
President Donald Trump on Monday escalated tensions with Democratic-led states by threatening to invoke emergency powers to deploy additional federal troops to several US cities.The former president accused local Democratic leaders of allowing โlawlessness and rebellionโ to spread, warning that he would not hesitate to send in the military if state authorities failed to restore order.

Trumpโs remarks came amid mounting criticism and legal battles challenging his efforts to expand the militaryโs domestic role. Several governors and civil rights groups have condemned the move, describing it as a dangerous overreach of executive power and a violation of constitutional limits.Despite growing opposition,

Trump maintained that his actions were necessary to โprotect American citizens and defend the rule of law,โ vowing to take โdecisive measuresโ against what he called rising unrest in major cities.