“This is Trump’s mess”—Newsom demands Trump end National Guard deployment, give control back to California

“This is Trump’s mess”—Newsom demands Trump end National Guard deployment, give control back to California

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday evening formally asked the Trump administration to withdraw the deployment of National Guard troops from Los Angeles, raising concerns over legality and state sovereignty.

In a letter addressed to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Newsom labeled the deployment as unlawful and urged that control of the troops be returned to the state.

“There is currently no need for the national guard to be deployed in Los Angeles, and to do so in this unlawful manner and for such a lengthy period is a serious breach of state sovereignty that seems intentionally designed to inflame the situation,” Newsom wrote.

On social media, the governor was even more direct: “We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved,” he tweeted. “This is a serious breach of state sovereignty – inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed. Rescind the order. Return control to California.”

National Guard troops began appearing in Los Angeles on Sunday morning after President Trump invoked Title 10 authority the day before, enabling him to federalize National Guard forces. It marks the first use of such power by a U.S. president since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

The order came in response to two consecutive days of demonstrations against federal immigration enforcement. While the protests did result in confrontations between demonstrators and officers, those incidents remained isolated to specific parts of the city. The majority of Los Angeles continued functioning normally.

Law enforcement officials reported around 30 arrests on Saturday, including three people suspected of assaulting officers. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that three deputies suffered minor injuries during the unrest.

By Sunday, a group of about a dozen National Guard members, accompanied by Department of Homeland Security agents, moved in to disperse demonstrators gathered near a federal building in downtown Los Angeles.

Despite the largely contained nature of the protests, the White House issued a statement framing the situation as widespread and uncontrolled. “Everyone saw the chaos, violence and lawlessness,” it read, defending the president’s actions. Officials accused California leaders of failing to take sufficient action to manage the situation.

Trump, in a post on social media Sunday, described the protesters as “violent, insurrectionist mobs” and added that he had instructed members of his cabinet “to take all such action necessary” to stop what he referred to as “riots.”

In a joint message, several Democratic governors criticized the move, calling Trump’s decision to federalize California’s National Guard 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 group stated.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also spoke out against the deployment, calling it “the last thing Los Angeles needs.” She said she had received limited information about the duration of the troops’ presence and expressed concern over the decision.

Bass said on Sunday she had opposed the administration’s plan. “We do not need to see our city torn apart,” she said, adding that many residents were “terrified.”

Trump’s actions have also prompted discussions of further escalation. On Saturday, Secretary Hegseth mentioned that deploying U.S. Marines to Los Angeles was being considered.

A statement from U.S. Northern Command on Sunday confirmed that 500 Marines from Twentynine Palms, California—approximately two hours from L.A.—had been placed on “prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support the DoD’s protection of federal property and personnel efforts.”

Note to our readers: This article is grounded in verified reports and official statements from both federal and state officials, including correspondence obtained by major national outlets. We are committed to presenting accurate, sourced information as part of our effort to provide clarity on fast-moving developments.

- https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-presidency-news-06-08-25

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