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The White House and its lawyers escalated the Los Angeles confrontation instead of de-escalating it, defending the troop deployment, dismissing California’s lawsuit, and leaving the impression that the administration was eager to turn a local protest crisis into a national power contest.
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The White House and its lawyers escalated the Los Angeles confrontation instead of de-escalating it, defending the troop deployment, dismissing California’s lawsuit, and leaving the impression that the administration was eager to turn a local protest crisis into a national power contest.
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