As protests continue in Los Angeles over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids, a struggle has broken out between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom over control of the National Guard.
The protests turned violent over the past few days, as peaceful protesters were joined by protesters who burned cars, threw rocks and chunks of concrete at ICE and local law enforcement officers and sprayed graffiti across L.A.
On Sunday, things continued to escalate as California National Guard troops were deployed to protect federal buildings and officers. Tear gas and rubber bullets were used by law enforcement to quell the protests.
Newsom sharply criticized Trump and border czar Tom Homan for deploying the National Guard without his request, the first time a president ha