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Senators from both sides of the aisle took to responding over President Donald Trump's calling of the National Guard in Los Angeles.
The Pentagon’s deployment of about 700 Marines to Los Angeles to join the National Guard’s response to immigration protests follows weeks of rapid-fire developments as President Donald Trump pursues his top domestic priority for mass deportations.
This week marks a jarring collision of the military and civilian relationship, one that has traditionally remained carefully apolitical. It's a week bookended by two high-profile events, both steeped in Trump-era symbolism.
Demonstrators hit the streets again in L.A. after President Trump deployed the National Guard due to protests against ICE raids.
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President Donald Trump is moving swiftly to act on his immigration promises with little internal restraint, determined to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to fulfill the promises of his reelection campaign.
Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. Tensions are escalating for a third day in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.