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

[speak easy]

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

[Deuxcents]

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.

[mopinko]

4. he needs to issue orders of his own.

he needs to make sure they dont fire on citizens.

[poli-junkie]

5. Newsom needs to make a public address and

tell folks to go home.

[hunter]

6. If you mean ICE, the police, and the National Guard, I agree...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

[mitch96]

7. tfg will probably use the insurrection act of 1807 to mobilize the troops. Eisenhower used it in Arkansas

back in 1956 when the then Governor tried to use NG troops to stop integration of schools..Eisenhower then used the troops to allow integration of the schools... So I guess a precedent has been set for the presidential us of NG troops in the United States... This is gonna get nasty...
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[poli-junkie]

8. Go home; return when the thugs are gone