Don't think military will have to be used to quell protests: Donald Trump

Trump earlier said, "If the city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the US military"

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he does not think that the US military will have to be used to quell violent protests and restore law and order in cities across the United States in the wake of the death of George Floyd.

"Well it depends, I don't think we'll have to," CNN quoted Trump as saying after he was asked if the military has to be sent into American cities to restore law and order.

Earlier today, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that he does not support Trump's decision to invoke the Insurrection Act that would