Trump cited Title 10, a federal law that outlines the role of the U.S. Armed Forces, to bypass Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) handling of the situation. Title 10 allows the president to put National Guard troops under federal command under three conditions: If the United States is invaded or faces a threat of invasion, if there’s a rebellion against federal authority, or if the president is unable to enforce federal laws using regular forces.
It was last used without a governor’s permission in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to Alabama to protect civil rights demonstrators.
Protesters throw objects at the police vehicles on a freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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