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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.
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday filed for an emergency order against President Donald Trump and the Department of Defense, seeking to block what he warned is the “militarization of Los Angeles.”
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Authorities swept in with flash-bangs and tear gas grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in 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.
Meanwhile, Newsom announced he was mounting legal action against Trump, alleging the president unlawfully federalized the California National Guard.