Newsom asks Trump to withdraw National Guard out of LA
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The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to immediately block the Pentagon from ordering federal and state troops to suppress the protests in Los Angeles, asking for a federal judge’s ruling hours after he filed Tuesday morning for an emergency injunction.
After the Trump administration sent Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to the protests against immigration enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed adding another group to the mix: the Florida State Guard.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom addressed the public on Tuesday, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for his response to anti-ICE protests and warning of a broader assault on democracy.