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President Donald Trump warned that the use of the military in response to protests against his illegal immigration crackdown won't be limited to just Los Angeles.
This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It's a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism.
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Defense News on MSNTrump’s military deployments to LA raise legal, political concernsTrump issued a memo to deploy troops to areas where protests are occurring or "likely to occur," which may allow forces to operate in other cities.
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said that Trump's mobilization of troops in LA exceeded his authority and ordered the president to return control of the state's National Guard to Governor Gavin Newsom.
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"If he can successfully militarize LA without significant political consequences, Baltimore is next," said Angela Angel of BLM PAC.
Sen. Jack Reed brought up the situation in Los Angeles and questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about the administration's use of National Guardsmen and Marines to deal with the protests.
Newsom sued Trump in federal court Monday, arguing that Trump’s deployment ... the military domestically for civil law enforcement is reserved for dire, narrow circumstances, none of which is present here,” Newsom said in his lawsuit. Los Angeles ...
Sen. Alex Padilla was removed from a Los Angeles news conference by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while a federal judge weighed the merits of military deployments on Thursday.