Trump’s aggressive moves on immigration protests put Democrats in a political bind

By Eric Bradner and Sarah Ferris, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn his actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.

Republicans are relishing a fight that directs attention away from their monthslong, intraparty debate over tax and spending legislation , and the messy political breakup of Trump and Elon Musk, and toward what they view as Democrats’ biggest vulnerabilities: immigration, law enforcement and public disorder.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman warned his fellow Democrats about the images emerging from California, where protests erupted Friday af