Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military if a governor or state legislature asks for help to settle unrest.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday that he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military if a governor or state legislature asks for help to settle unrest.
The Pentagon conducted a war game in 2018 that pitted armed forces against a youth uprising dubbed Zbellion.