Los Angeles protests escalate
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed in several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.
Tensions are escalating in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city on Sunday, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.
More than 700 Marines based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles, and the troops will join the thousands of National Guard members who were activated by President Donald Trump over the weekend without the consent of California’s governor or LA’s mayor.
Law enforcement has been pushing back Los Angeles protestors with 'less lethal' weapons. Now the National Guard is deployed and Marines are activated.
More demonstrations are under way in Los Angeles as the Trump Administration more than tripled the number of troops in the city and Gov. Gavin Newsom sued to stop him.
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