'Bring in the troops': California governor to sue Trump over protests

The streets of nan sprawling metropolis of 4 cardinal group were quiet connected Monday greeting (early Tuesday AEST), but nan smell of fume hung successful nan aerial downtown, 1 time aft crowds blocked disconnected a awesome freeway and group self-driving cars connected occurrence arsenic constabulary responded pinch tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades.

The rule enforcement beingness was heavy, pinch constabulary cars blocking nan thoroughfare successful beforehand of nan national detention installation that was a attraction of nan protests.

While overmuch of nan metropolis was spared from immoderate violence, clashes swept done respective downtown blocks and a fistful of different places. It could return days to clear nan debris from burned cars and to overgarment complete nan graffiti.

Sunday was nan 3rd and astir aggravated time of demonstrations against Trump's migration crackdown successful nan region, arsenic nan presence of astir 300 Guard troops spurred anger and fearfulness among galore residents.

"This is precisely what Donald Trump wanted," Newsom, a Democrat, said connected X connected Monday greeting precocious Monday AEST).

"He flamed nan fires and illegally acted to federalise nan National Guard.

"The bid he signed doesn't conscionable use to CA. It will let him to spell into ANY STATE and do nan aforesaid thing. We're suing him."

Many protesters dispersed arsenic evening fell and constabulary declared an unlawful assembly, a precursor to officers moving successful and arresting those who garbage to leave. Some of those who stayed threw objects astatine constabulary from down a makeshift barrier.

Others hurled chunks of concrete, rocks, electrical scooters and fireworks astatine California Highway Patrol officers and their vehicles parked connected nan closed southbound 101 Freeway. Officers ran nether an overpass to return screen astatine 1 point.

Trump said connected Monday that nan metropolis would person been "completely obliterated" if he had not deployed nan Guard.

Writing connected his societal media platform, Truth Social, nan president accused Newsom and nan city's mayor, Karen Bass, of lying by saying Guard troops were not necessary.

The Guard was deployed specifically to protect national buildings, including nan downtown detention halfway wherever protesters concentrated.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said officers were "overwhelmed" by nan remaining protesters. He said they included regular agitators who show up astatine demonstrations to origin trouble.

Several twelve group were arrested passim nan weekend. One was detained Sunday for throwing a Molotov cocktail astatine constabulary and different for ramming a motorcycle into a statement of officers.

Trump responded to McDonnell connected Truth Social, telling him to apprehension protesters successful look masks.

"Looking really bad successful L.A. BRING IN THE TROOPS!!!" he wrote.

Governor says Guard not needed

Newsom called connected Trump to rescind nan Guard deployment successful a letter connected Sunday day (Monday AEST), calling it a "serious breach of authorities sovereignty".

The governor, who was successful Los Angeles gathering pinch section rule enforcement and officials, besides told protesters that they were playing into Trump's plans and would look apprehension for unit aliases spot destruction.

"Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said.

"Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't springiness him nan excuse he's looking for."

The deployment appeared to beryllium nan first clip successful decades that a state's National Guard was activated without a petition from its governor, a important escalation against those who person sought to inhibit nan administration's wide deportation efforts.

McDonnell pushed backmost against claims by nan Trump management that nan LAPD had grounded to thief national authorities erstwhile protests collapsed retired Friday aft a bid of migration raids. He said his section responded arsenic quickly arsenic it could and had not been notified successful beforehand of nan raids.

Newsom, meanwhile, has many times said that California authorities had nan business nether control. He mocked Trump for posting a congratulatory connection to nan Guard connected societal media earlier troops had moreover arrived successful Los Angeles, and he told MSNBC that Trump ne'er floated deploying nan Guard during a Friday telephone call. He called Trump a "stone acold liar".

"Commandeering a state's National Guard without consulting nan politician of that authorities is forbidden and immoral," he said.

The admonishments did not deter nan administration.

"It's a bald-faced dishonesty for Newsom to declare location was nary problem successful Los Angeles earlier President Trump sewage involved," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said successful a statement.

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