Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles .
Protests broke out in the city on Friday in response to a wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids targeting illegal immigrants. Violence escalated on Saturday, prompting President Donald Trump to sign a presidential memorandum taking command of 2,000 National Guard members and deploying them to the city.
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