As protests escalate in Los Angeles, President Trump signals potential military intervention while alleging that "paid insurrectionists" are involved.

National Guard members and Marines, called to Los Angeles by President Trump to prevent violent protests, can otherwise only serve in support roles.

“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We will see,” he said.

We have not even seen “actual military violence” at this point. Keep that in mind when you argue that it doesn’t matter if this escalates further bc what else could Trump do, the answer is this.