Trump faces questions over deployment of national guard to LA protests

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Donald Trump defended his decision to deploy national guard troops to confront immigration protesters in Los Angeles, criticising California's governor Gavin Newsom. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Asked why he didn't consult with Newsom before calling in the national guard, the US president called Newsom 'incompetent', before responding to Newsom's accusation that he wanted a 'civil war on the streets' California files lawsuit over Trump’s ‘unlawful’ deployment of national guard ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/09/california-lawsuit-national-guard-trump The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #trump #donaldtrump #iceraids #immigration #nationalguard #laprotests #losangeles #politics #ice