LA Police 'Wouldn't Have Called National Guard Right Away'

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Thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard, blocking off a major freeway and setting self-driving cars on fire as law enforcement used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd in Los Angeles. Follow live: https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/la-protests-live-latest-news-9958x33xz Trump, who became the first American leader in 60 years to deploy the National Guard on United States soil without a request for aid from a state governor, called up 2,000 soldiers, with about 300 so far deployed to America’s second-largest city in a show of executive might. The Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell, said officers were “overwhelmed” by the protesters who stayed on after an initial peaceful demonstration. He said they included regular agitators who show up at demonstrations to cause trouble. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/ #losangeles #donaldtrump #nationalguard #protest