U.S. defense chief opposes deploying troops to quell protests, despite Trump threats

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Wednesday he does not support invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty forces to quell civil unrest for now, despite President Donald Trump's threats to militarize America's response to mass protests.

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