on January 6th with violence against the Constitution, against the Congress, and against the United States Capital, we beg the President of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it. And yet, in an contraon constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California.Something is very wrong with this. ...

Deployment Costs & Funding - Estimated deployment cost for the Guard and Marines to LA is $134 million, primarily for TDY costs like travel, housing, and food [2] - Funding is sourced from O&M (Operations and Maintenance) accounts [2] - There is a denial that funding is being reallocated from housing and barracks to cover deployment costs [1] Justification for Military Deployment - The deployment is justified by the need to protect federal ICE agents who are being attacked while deporting illegal criminals [3][4] - The President believes in law and order and has the authority to mobilize the National Guard or active duty troops to protect federal agents [4] - The legal basis cited is 10 USC 12406, with arguments suggesting the situation involves invasion, rebellion, or the inability of the state governor to execute US laws [5][6] Federal vs State Authority - The President believes the Governor of California and the Mayor of Los Angeles have failed to protect their people [7] - The President is willing to act on behalf of the citizens of Los Angeles and ICE agents [8] - There is a contention that orders should be issued through the governors of the states, but the President possesses the necessary authority [8]

It is day 141 of the second Trump administration and it is yet another tense night in Los Angeles. Protests that erupted last Friday over federal deportation raids in the city have continued for four straight days. The situation escalated on Sunday when the president called in the National Guard over objections from Governor Gavin Newsome. Today, the attorney general filed a lawsuit challenging that action in court. But earlier, Newsome posted that the administration was ordering an additional 2,000 Nationa ...

I want to go back to 1992 in Los Angeles when the Rodney King riots broke out. That was the last time the National Guard was in LA. Then President George HW Bush deployed them at the request of the governor.The key word highlighted, underlined, scored, exclamation point is request. Now here we are 33 years later. They are back, but not because the governor asked for it.Quite the opposite. Historian John Meechum joins us now. John, I'm so grateful that you're here because the last time a president bypassed a ...

We are covering what's been happening in LA in an ongoing story. The president is clearly trying to test the bounds of the law and going beyond over half a century of president deploying these National Guard troops in LA with his stated reasons including what they call ISIS authority and public security. Uh but also with another agenda.We have these live pictures from LA. Trump did not collaborate or cooperate with the state governor where there's usually exercised dual authority in the use of the National ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles is ‘unnecessary’ and ‘purposefully inflammatory.’ Photo: Barbara Davidson/Reuters #WSJ #california #nationalguard #immigration ...