The View Hosts Warn of ‘Civil War’ After Trump Sends in National Guard to ‘Attack’ Protesters

Kipp Jones Jun 9th, 2025, 1:23 pm

The hosts of ABC’s on Monday raised the prospect of “civil war” while discussing President Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard into Los Angeles amid growing immigration protests.

During the segment, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin voiced concern over the use of the military against civilians and questioned the legality of federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops without notifying the state’s Democratic Governor, Gavin Newsom .

The show aired a clip of LA Mayor Karen Bass accusing Trump of escalating tensions by deploying troops to the city on Sunday before demonstrators clashed with police .

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