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Los Angeles Riots: Newsom Sues Trump Administration Over National Guard Deployment

Monday, June 9


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His intention to file a lawsuit against his government Donald Trump California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed today after the deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles without his permission.

In the last 24 hours, there have been widespread riots in downtown Los Angeles during the protests taking place against mass arrests of irregular immigrants by the Trump administration.

In a post on X, Newsom writes that this is exactly what Donald Trump wanted. He lit the fires and acted illegally to federalize the National Guard. The order he signed is not just for California. It will allow him to go to any state and do the same thing. We will sue him.

Newsom earlier called the deployment of the National Guard an unconstitutional act, announcing his legal action. At the same time, he accused the US president of trying to manufacture a crisis and violating the sovereignty of the state of California. These are the actions of a dictator, not a president., he emphasized in his post on X.

Earlier, in a series of posts on the Truth Social platform, the American president continued his harsh rhetoric of the protests. Referring to statements by Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell that protesters are becoming much more aggressive, Trump once again called for the deployment of National Guard troops to the area.

Meanwhile, the city police have announced ban on gatherings throughout downtown Los Angeles According to a police statement, the number of arrests in the last 24 hours during the protests has reached 56. Those arrested include a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a police officer and another who is accused of throwing a motorcycle at police officers, injuring one of them.

[Things] look really bad in Los Angeles. Bring the soldiers. !, he said in a post on Truth Social, adding: Arrest the people with the face masks, now!.

Currently, it is estimated that About 300 National Guard troops have been deployed to Los Angeles., after being called upon to protect federal personnel and property for the first time by an American president.

It is the first time in decades that an American president has activated a state's National Guard. without prior request from its governor The last time was when the president Lyndon Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights protesters in 1965 .

For his part, the Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Sunday that the Pentagon is prepared to mobilize Marines if violence continues in Los Angeles, noting that Marines at nearby Base Pendleton are on heightened alert. The U.S. military's Northern Command said about 500 Marines they are ready to deploy in the city, if asked.

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