Deployment of the US National Guard has drawn sharp reaction from California Governor, Gavin Newsom, who called the potential deployment of US Marines in his state “deranged”.

President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guards troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, overriding California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s objections in a rare move.

Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say ...

By militarizing the situation in L.A., Trump is goading Americans more generally to take him on in the streets of their own cities, thus enabling his attacks on their constitutional freedoms. As I’ve ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Los Angeles an assault on democracy ...

Trump sends National Guard to LA without approval, ... Trump Putting Troops in LA is A Political Fight He is Itching to Have ... The emotional reactions stirred by these visuals fuel the divide.

“The comparison to 2,000 (National Guard troops) for a couple of hundred protesters, you can just get a sense of the sort of reaction that the Trump White House is having,” she said ...

Meanwhile, Trump praised the US National Guard for curbing the protests on Truth Social, saying, "Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with retired Major General Randy Manner, former Acting Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, about President Trump federalizing the guard for his deportation campaign.