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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned in a primetime address Tuesday amid President Donald Trump ’s military response to the Los Angeles protests that this “assault” on democracy will spread across the country if Trump continues to go unchecked.
Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration's response to them have cued up a public spat between President Trump and Gov. Newsom.
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to immediately block the Pentagon from ordering federal and state troops to suppress the protests in Los Angeles, asking for a federal judge’s ruling hours after he filed Tuesday morning for an emergency injunction.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta outlined their lawsuit against Donald Trump and his order the federalize the National Guard, now in Los Angeles to respond to protests of the administration’s ICE raids.
The California governor responded to Stephen Miller’s wildly racist rant about Los Angeles protesters in the most cathartic way possible.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) argued that President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with “the wolf problem,” referring to the rioters protesting the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the administration's mobilization of the National Guard and members of the Marine Corps to Los Angeles amid ongoing immigration protests.
President Donald Trump has called for the California governor's arrest over trying to block the deployment of the National Guard.