And now she's like, well, I don't think it's legal to use the United States military against American citizens on American soil. Well, that's where you're wrong, Mayor Bowser. Might I point you to The Insurrection Act was invoked by George H.W. Bush after the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles. Look, no one delights in trying to say that we might have to use the military in our great cities, but we should be unafraid to use it if the circumstances demand it under the correct legal parameters. (04:38–04:48)
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Asserts that George H.W. Bush used the Insurrection Act following the Rodney King riots.
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