Cotton Calls for Trump to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Active-Duty Military to Quell Riots

Protesters run from police officers before being detained during the sixth night of protests and violence following the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 31, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) says President Donald Trump should utilize the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. troops to cities facing daily riots, an idea endorsed by Trump later Monday.

“If necessary the president should use the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty military forces to these cities to support our local law enforcement and ensure that this violence ends tonight,” Cotton said during an appearance on Fox News.