Guardian... LA protests live: teargas, rubber bullets fired as Trump deployment of nat'l guard Alarming Abuse of Power
LA protests live: teargas and rubber bullets fired as Trump deployment of national guard branded ‘alarming abuse of power’
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Democratic governors have condemned Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the California national guard, an action they called “an alarming abuse of power”.
“Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state’s governor is ineffective and dangerous,” the governors write in a statement, which California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, posted on X.
In their statement, the governors add that their executive authority to control each of their respective national guards must be respected, adding:
We stand with Governor Newsom who has made it clear that violence is unacceptable and that local authorities should be able to do their jobs without the chaos of this federal interference and intimidation.
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Every single Democratic Governor agrees:
Donald Trump’s attempts to militarize California are an alarming abuse of power.
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— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 8, 2025