Trump, National Guard and California
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A special wildfire team "has been depleted by more than half" since Trump sent 4,000 California guardsmen to Los Angeles, court papers say.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
Monday's protests were largely calmer than Sunday's clashes. California officials insist that the 4,000 National Guards troops and 700 active duty Marines en route to L.A. are an unnecessary abuse of power by Trump.
“The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers,” California ... Saturday marked a second day of protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration’s immigration policies and roundups.
California said the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard and US Marines to respond to protests in Los Angeles was illegal and cannot continue “unchecked.”