President Trump Orders Marines and Additional National Guard Troops to Los Angeles in Response to Heightening Protests

The Trump administration has intensified its involvement in the conflict between law enforcement and immigration protesters by dispatching 700 active duty Marines along with 2,000 extra National Guard forces to Los Angeles. This move has been described as both irrational and unpatriotic by California Governor Gavin Newsom, who criticizes President Donald Trump for mobilizing the military to satisfy “the deranged ambitions of a president with dictatorial goals.”

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250610-trump-deploys-marines-more-national-guardsmen-to-los-angeles-amid-intensifying-protests