President Trump told American troops assembled in Japan on Tuesday that he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into cities to enforce his crackdowns on crime and immigration, further escalating how he has talked about using the military at home and abroad.

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn't been necessary so far.

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