On Sunday, President Donald Trump ordered 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called “authoritarian conduct” and he added: “We are taking this fight back to court.” In an interview with Ali Velshi on MSNBC on Sunday, director Rob Reiner cited Trump’s National Guard moves as an example that the U.S. has moved “beyond McCarthy era-esque.” Trump moved to federalize the National Guard in Chicago as well. Over the weekend in Chicago, video emerged of a federal agent deploying canisters of tear gas on citizens outside an elementary school, and the U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman .
Reiner made a call to action for those who have a voice and reach to speak out. “The Hollywood community is very much aware of their First Amendment rights being