California, National Guard and Trump
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Military personnel assigned to Los Angeles increased to about 4,100 National Guard troops and 700 Marines. Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll sue the administration again.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is suing the Trump administration, calls the president "dictatorial" and "deranged".
The lawsuit seeks to set aside the president’s order calling up troops in response to protests that spread over the weekend.
Rioters in Los Angeles, California, objecting to deportation efforts of illegal immigrants in the U.S. have plagued the city with violence for three days. This has included assaulting law enforcement,
President Trump is criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the protests in the Los Angeles area over the administration's immigration crackdown. Mr. Trump's comments come after he deployed the National Guard to mitigate violence at some protests.