Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles and Donald Trump
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4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency motion on Tuesday to block the Trump administration's deployment of Marines and National Guard.
President Trump said he supports his "border czar" Tom Homan's threat to arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his handling of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Trump described Newsom as "grossly incompetent" and said the protests were the work of "professional agitators.