Trump Deploys National Guard to LA Protests: A Controversial Escalation
Trump deploys National Guard force
In response to intense protests against ICE agents in Los Angeles, President Donald Trump has ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to be deployed. The announcement was made by Trump's spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt.
Previously, Trump had threatened that if Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass didn't handle their jobs properly, the federal government would take action. On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that the Democratic governor was "Newscum," a play on words with the English term "scum," which means "scum" in German.
Initially, Newsom had warned on the X platform that Trump's administration was planning to take control of the National Guard from the state, aiming to send 2,000 soldiers due to the protests. The authorities in the county and city of Los Angeles didn't view this as necessary, Newsom stated. The government's deliberate escalation of the situation can only lead to more chaos.
While the federal states usually control the National Guard, a presidential decision to take command of a state's National Guard is rare and has occurred only sparingly in U.S. history. The deployment of a large number of troops (2,000 in this case) without the state's request, and in a situation already considered under control by local authorities, is seen as unusual and disputable.
This move appears to be a contentious escalation, even though it is not entirely unprecedented in U.S. history. California officials, including Governor Newsom and U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, have heavily criticized this move as inappropriate, chaotic, and inflammatory. They argue that such actions are meant to heighten tensions and set a dangerous precedent for unilateral misuse of the National Guard.
Sources: ntv.de, ses/dpa
Keywords:
- USA
- California
- Donald Trump
- Protests
In the midst of escalating tensions, California officials such as Governor Gavin Newsom, Senator Alex Padilla, and Senator Adam Schiff, have heavily criticized the employment of a contentious community policy, as the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests by President Donald Trump is viewed as an unnecessarily disruptive and inflammatory move, potentially setting a dangerous precedent in politics and general-news contexts related to war-and-conflicts.
