In a charged statement, President Trump distanced himself from civil war rhetoric but claims Democrats could provoke unrest. "I don't want a civil war. Civil war would happen if you left it to people like [Gavin Newsom.]" State officials, led by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, argued that Trump exceeded his authority and flouted the 10th Amendment by calling up the Guard under a federal law intended to address an “invasion” or “rebellion.”
Trump warns of Civil War under leaders like Gavin Newsom amidst LA anti

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