Trump, National Guard and California
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Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe on Thursday declared a State of Emergency and activated the Missouri National Guard in anticipation of protests across the state.
President Trump issued a memo authorizing the National Guard to post up in Los Angeles, but California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called it "illegal."
The divergent approaches taken by California and Texas’ governors shows how the two parties are trying to navigate national politics and the role of executive power.
The former vice chief of the National Guard has denounced President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles as “bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states’ rights.” Trump made the extraordinary decision to send 2,
Gavin Newsom’s renewed control of the California National Guard didn’t last more than a few hours thanks to a federal appeals court. “The request for an administrative stay is GRANTED,” the court wrote in a short order tonight after the White House and DOJ came up short this afternoon in their bid
A federal judge ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority by federalizing the California National Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The National Guard under Governor Pete Wilson’s authority was ... by the federal deployment never satisfactorily resolved issues with its mission, its communications, and its rules of engagement.
DeWine's remarks come as the National Guard was deployed in California following protests in Los Angeles over the Trump administration's mass deportation policy.