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This is the showdown the White House has been waiting for.

Unrest sparked by federal immigration raids in Los Angeles provided a questionable catalyst for President Donald Trump to stage a demonstration of military force.

His deployment of National Guard troops , against the wishes of California’s governor and LA’s mayor — both Democrats — appears at this point to be mostly for show, intended to create the perception of the administration getting tough.

But the reservists’ presence at a fraught, politicized moment could worsen tensions and even become a trip wire that prompts more aggressive administration action. Northern Command said Sunday evening that 500 US Marines were now on “prepared to deploy” status ahead of what would be a stunning and constitutionally dubious es

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