Trump, Los Angeles
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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.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemns violence while criticizing Trump's deployment of Marines as Sen. Roger Wicker suggests Gov. Newsom making "political mistake."
California Governor Gavin Newsom blasts the federal government's response to anti-immigration raid protests as "purposefully inflammatory".
Hegseth was met with questions and criticism Tuesday by lawmakers who pressed him about his moves to deploy troops to Los Angeles.
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.
President Donald Trump did not invoke the Insurrection Act in a June 7 memo that deployed the California National Guard to Los Angeles. He cited a federal law that says if the U.S. faces a rebellion, the president may call into federal service the state National Guard.
PBS NewsHour host Geoff Bennett on Monday: "Let's start with what's happening in Los Angeles with the deployment of the National Guard, the federalizing of those troops, and then add to that the roughly 700 U.
(Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she would try to call President Donald Trump on Tuesday to tell him to stop federal immigration raids and instead focus attention on the 2026 World Cup, which will include some matches in the city.