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Trump’s decision to federalize California National Guard troops, followed by a Marine deployment, turned the Los Angeles protest response into an immediate legal and political brawl. California sued the same day, calling the move illegal and unnecessary, and the White House was forced to defend an escalation that looked more like provocation than public safety.
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Trump’s decision to federalize California National Guard troops, followed by a Marine deployment, turned the Los Angeles protest response into an immediate legal and political brawl. California sued the same day, calling the move illegal and unnecessary, and the White House was forced to defend an escalation that looked more like provocation than public safety.
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Trump’s decision to federalize California National Guard troops, followed by a Marine deployment, turned the Los Angeles protest response into an immediate legal and political brawl. California sued the same day, calling the move illegal and unnecessary, and the White House was forced to defend an escalation that looked more like provocation than public safety.
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