President Donald Trump on Tuesday did not rule out invoking the Insurrection Act if necessary to squash violence at the Los Angeles protests. “If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it,” Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would invoke the Insurrection Act if he determined there was an insurrection under way as part of street protests in Los Angeles.

The Insurrection Act lets the U.S. president deploy troops domestically to suppress civil disorder, insurrection or rebellion.