By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt

(Reuters) -Soon after scattered protests broke out in Los Angeles on Friday in the wake of federal immigration raids, President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke by phone. Trump never mentioned any federal response, according to Newsom, who described the conversation as “very cordial” on MSNBC on Sunday.

Twenty-four hours later, Trump ordered thousands of National Guard troops to the state, bypassing Newsom and igniting another firestorm over his aggressive efforts to deport migrants living in the U.S. illegally.

For Newsom, governor of the nation’s most populous state and a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, Trump’s gambit has created substantial political risks.

Throughout Trump’s first and second terms, Democrati

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