California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have both opposed deployment of the National Guard and Marines to the city.

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It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump deploying National Guard to L.A., stating Gavin Newsom is "choos[ing] rioters and criminal illegals" over American law enforcement.

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Governor Gavin Newsom said the U.S. President “manufactured” the chaos in Los Angeles to distract from challenges and seize power.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is weighing in on the chaos unfolding in the wake of Donald Trump sending troops into Los Angeles, Calif., amid the protests against the president's ICE raids. Since the movie star was the governor of California from 2003 to 2011,

The conservative CNN pundit wasn't impressed with the California governor's dramatic words amid the LA protests.