California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked the U.S. Marines and National Guard on Saturday as “bringing war to the American people” in trashing their recent mission to restore order to the streets of Los Angeles.
His purpose: to attack President Donald Trump, who is campaigning for the Nobel Peace Prize by trying to resolve conflicts around the world.
Trump federalized the California National Guard in June, over Newsom’s objections, when local law enforcement struggled to suppress rioting by activists opposed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in L.A. The anti-ICE activists had attacked police and government buildings in the city center, and clearly intended to spread the violence, even blocking major highways.
Trump sent in the Guard and then the Marines to protect fe