Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to create a counter-narrative that President Donald Trump is responsible for the riots that broke out in Los Angeles on Friday and have continued for four straight days.
Newsom announced Monday that he is suing the Trump administration for federalizing units from the California National Guard to quell the violence after local officials, including Newsom, had been unable to do so the previous two days.
In a news release announcing the suit, Newsom called nationalizing the Guard an “An unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
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“Donald Trump is creating fear and terror by failing to adhere to the U.S. Constitution and overstepping his authority,” the governor said. “This is a manufactured crisis to allow him to take over a state militia, damaging
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