California governor pushes back against ‘federal takeover’

By RT International

 

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized US President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Los Angeles, calling the action “purposefully inflammatory” and warning that it would lead to escalation.

The White House said the deployment followed two days of protests and assaults on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel during immigration operations in Southern California. Trump argued that California officials had failed to control the unrest and that the federal government would intervene to restore order.

Newsom encouraged demonstrators to continue to “speak out peacefully” and warned against “using violence” in a post on X.

“The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles – not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,” he said. “Don’t give them one…

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