Trump news at a glance: California’s Newsom compares Trump to a ‘dictator’ over national guard deployment
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#6XVC8)
The governor is in a showdown with the president over the policing of protests in LA and Paramount - key US politics stories from Sunday 8 June at a glance
California's governor, Gavin Newson, is leading criticism of Donald Trump over his decision to send 2,000 national guard troops to Los Angeles, likening his actions to those of a dictator".
National guard troops clashed with demonstrators protesting Trump's controversial anti-immigration program on Sunday, while police fired teargas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds. Trump and his defense chief, Pete Hegseth, have also threatened to send in the Marines.
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