Newsom blasts deployment of National Guard to LA as 'purposefully inflammatory'

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Source: Politico

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday denounced President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to quell pro-immigrant demonstrators in the Los Angeles area, calling the action “purposefully inflammatory.”

The Democrat’s remarks came after Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, told Fox News that the administration planned to send National Guard troops to the area.

In a statement, Newsom said Trump was moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers, which the governor said would “only escalate tensions” after protestors confronted immigration agents making raids on local businesses. Trump’s move came without Newsom’s signature, presumably by invoking Title 10, the legal basis for activating and mobilizing the Guard.

In a social media post, Trump said, “If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/07/newsom-national-guard-los-angeles-00393526

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1. Looters? Riots? Peaceful protests but he doesn't want to see the difference

[Eko]

2. Say What? 'purposefully inflammatory'???? and not fucking illegal and amounts to the takeover of California!!!

[SunSeeker]

3. The only ones "looting" are the ICE agents, who are stealing people's family members.

While wearing masks and waving guns.