California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass were leading the opposition Sunday to President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles County after two days of occasionally violent protests over federal immigration raids.

Newsom blasted the move in a fund-raising email sent out Sunday morning.

“Last night, President Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles, using the excuse of protests against his immigration raids. Let me be totally clear about what is happening here. We have been working closely with law enforcement. There is no unmet need. The president is attempting to inflame passions and provoke a response,” Newsom wrote.

“He would like nothing more than for this provocative show of force — and Pete Hegse

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