Trump warns protests at Army parade will be met with force

June 11, 2025 9:24 AM

Trump warns protests at Army parade will be met with force

U.S. President Donald Trump warned people on Tuesday against protesting at the weekend military parade in Washington marking the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. "For those people that want to protest, they're going to be met with very big force," Trump told reporters in the White House's Oval Office. Law enforcement agencies are preparing for hundreds of thousands of people to attend Saturday's parade, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Matt McCool said on Monday. McCool said thousand...

Does U.S. law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests?

June 9, 2025 10:50 AM

Does U.S. law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests?

President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to California after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids, saying that the protests interfered with federal law enforcement and framing them as a possible “form of rebellion” against the authority of the U.S. government. California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday said he had formally requested that the Trump Administration rescind "its unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles County" and retu...