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President Donald Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. But California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta are suing the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.
California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".
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President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.
Jacob Soboroff, NBC News Correspondent is joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Deadline White House in the wake of Donald Trump sending thousands of national guard troops into her city in response to protests in the streets over ICE arrests and raids.
President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.
The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a federal judge to quickly block the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles. Trump authorized the deployment to quell protests against federal immigration enforcement actions.
Other Republicans support Trump's decision to deploy National Guard and Marines. Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is "absolutely right" to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as protests over against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue-- and sided with the president's criticism of California Gov.
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Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in Los Angeles.