Trump threatens to deploy military against protesters

US president Donald Trump has authorised the use of “heavily armed soldiers“ to “dominate the streets“ in a press conference held in the White House Rose Garden. A few hundred metres away on the streets of Washington DC, police used teargas to disperse crowds of protesters. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Trump threatens to deploy military against protesters as teargas fired outside White House – live ► Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ► Owen Jones talks ► Guardian Football ►