Trump floats invoking Insurrection Act amid Los Angeles riots

President Donald Trump on Tuesday indicated he was open to invoking the Insurrection Act to quell unrest in Los Angeles as violent rioters clash with law enforcement over immigrant policy.

“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see,” Trump told reporters. “But I can tell you, last night was terrible. The night before that was terrible.”

His remarks come as White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller has categorized the unrest as an insurrection in light of Mayor Karen Bass's statements that the riots would not stop unless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) withdrew.

"The threat being made here by Mayor Bass is explicit. The Mayor of LA is effectively saying the mob violence is caused by the mere presence of ICE in the city and the violence against ICE will not stop unless federal law enforcement is withdrawn from the city," he said. "This is the definition of insurrection. LA and CA leadership demand the right to illegally import unlimited foreigners into America, to control America’s entire immigration policy by fiat — and if they are not so permitted they will allow mobs to target ICE with impunity."