President Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to shut down mass protests of federal immigration raids in the area, a move that California Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned, saying it “will only escalate tensions.”

President Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to quell protests against L.A.-area immigration raids.

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“The federal federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle,” Newsom tweeted. “Don’t give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.”

The federal government is taking over the California National

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