{"id":60814,"date":"2020-06-01T17:46:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T17:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/01\/senator-deploy-active-duty-military-to-deal-with-violent-protesters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:59:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:59:07","slug":"senator-deploy-active-duty-military-to-deal-with-violent-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/senator-deploy-active-duty-military-to-deal-with-violent-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator: Deploy active-duty military to deal with violent protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top Republican senator on Monday called the president to deploy active-duty military units to restore order in the wake of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/protesters-damage-veterans-affairs-headquarters-several-dc-war-monuments\/\" target=_blank> increasingly violent nationwide protests<\/a>, saying that leaders need to have \u201czero tolerance\u201d for the damage being caused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suggestion by Army veteran <a href=\"http:\/\/caucus.militarytimes.com\/speaker\/tom-cotton\/\" target=_blank>Sen. Tom Cotton<\/a>, R-Ark., came just a few hours before a White House call where President Donald Trump blasted numerous governors for being \u201cweak\u201d in the face of the protests and urging a tougher crackdown on violence, according to the Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/01\/national-guard-civil-unrest-update-more-than-17000-troops-in-23-states-and-dc-activated\/\" target=_blank>17,00 National Guard troops<\/a> have been deployed across 23 states and the District of Columbia to help calm growing tensions with the now week-long protests, sparked by the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, while in police custody in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/protesters-damage-veterans-affairs-headquarters-several-dc-war-monuments\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20153414501580.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Protesters damage Veterans Affairs headquarters, several DC war monuments<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA officials spent Monday morning working to assess the extent of the protest damage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After days of largely peaceful demonstrations, Sunday marked some of the most violent outbursts in several major cities. In Washington, D.C., buildings and cars were lit on fire just a few blocks away from the White House, prompting heightened security for the presidential residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday morning, during an appearance on Fox News, Cotton said officials need to respect the rights of \u201cpeaceful protesters\u201d but added that \u201canarchy, rioting, and looting \u2014 we have zero tolerance for that \u2014 and it needs to end tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf local law enforcement is overwhelmed, if local politicians will not do their most basic job to protect our citizens, let&#8217;s see how these anarchists respond when the 101st Airborne is on the other side of the street,\u201d said Cotton, who served with the division in Iraq in 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton later repeated the idea on social media, saying the president should use \u201cthe 10th Mountain, 82nd Airborne, 1st Cav, 3rd Infantry \u2014 whatever it takes to restore order. No quarter for insurrectionists, anarchists, rioters, and looters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later in the day, Trump took to social media to praise Cotton for the statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator also said the president should consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deal with the protests. The law allows the president to activate federal troops during emergencies to perform certain law enforcement duties, with or without a governor\u2019s request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statute was used in 1992 when then President George H.W. Bush deployed federal troops to Los Angeles in the wake of the controversial Rodney King verdict. President George W. Bush invoked the law in 2001 following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to place active-duty troops at American civilian airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Department officials did not respond to requests for response on Cotton\u2019s remarks or on whether the White House has broached the topic of the Insurrection Act with senior Pentagon leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/01\/national-guard-civil-unrest-update-more-than-17000-troops-in-23-states-and-dc-activated\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20151539332889.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">National Guard civil unrest update: More than 17,000 troops in 23 states and DC activated<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Thousands of National Guard troops have been activated across the nation to deal with civil unrest.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump on social media has repeatedly blamed the protests on anti-fascist groups and the media. 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