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Amid rising tensions between Donald Trump and California Democrats over his administration's deployment of 2,000 Guard members, the US President is seen saying that his administration can't call in the Guards unless the governor of a state requests them in an old video.
Row over Donald Trump's deployment of Guard in Democrat-run California
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 10, 2025 07:38 IST
An old video from 2020 of Donald Trump is doing the rounds, in which he is seen saying that he can't call in the Guard "unless we're requested by a governor." Five years later, the clip from his first term as president has resurfaced amid rising tensions between Trump and California Democrats over his administration's deployment of 2,000 Guard members to the Los Angeles area in a bid to rein in pro-immigration protesters.
In an interview with ABC, Trump said, "I have restored law and order. Except in Democrat-run cities. We have to go by the laws. We can't move in the Guard. I can call insurrection, but there's no reason to ever do that, even in a Portland case. We can't call in the Guard unless we're requested by the governor."
In response to Trump's extraordinary move to deploy forces in Los Angeles, California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday stated that he would sue the US President for ordering a crackdown on pro-immigration protesters while overlooking federal laws.
Published By:
Sayan Ganguly
Published On:
Jun 10, 2025
