LA protest live: Trump defends sending Marines amid standoff with state
United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his decision to deploy about 700 Marines to control Los Angeles protests against his immigration policies, while doubling the number of National Guard members to 4,000.California Governor Gavin Newsom, who said yesterday he would sue the Trump administration over the National Guard deployment, has accused the president of using members of the military as 'political pawns'.Trump is set to deliver a speech at North Carolina's Fort Bragg later today, marking the army's 250th anniversary before a massive Washington, DC parade on Saturday.High-level US-China trade talks have been continuing in London for a second day, with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying negotiations are going well.
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Date: 3m ago (14:10 GMT)
Title: Newsom accuses Trump of using Marines as 'political pawns'
Content: California's governor has accused Trump of a 'blatant abuse of power' in his response to the Los Angeles protests.
Yesterday, Gavin Newsom launched a lawsuit against Trump, saying the deployment of the National Guard without his consent was illegal.
In a post yesterday, he accused Trump of using Marines as 'political pawns'.
'The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend,' he said, referring to a military parade scheduled for Washington, DC on Saturday.
'We will sue to stop this,' he said.
U.S. Marines serve a valuable purpose for this country — defending democracy. They are not political pawns.
The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend.
It's a blatant abuse of power.…
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 10, 2025
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Date: 8m ago (14:05 GMT)
Title: Trump doubles down on deployment of troops to Los Angeles
Content: The President has begun his day defending his decision on Truth Social to send Marines and National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
'If I didn't 'SEND IN THE TROOPS' to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now, much like 25,000 houses burned to the ground in LA due to an incompetent Governor and Mayor,' he said, referring to the fires that ravaged multiple areas of Los Angeles in January.
State officials have repeatedly pushed back on that characterisation, with the head of the LAPD saying the increase in troops actually posed logistical and coordination challenges with local law enforcement.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials have maintained local law enforcement were well within their ability to respond to the protests that began on Friday.
Instead of restoring order, they have accused Trump of escalating the situation.
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Date: 10m ago (14:03 GMT)
Title: Here's what happened yesterday
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Date: 13m ago (14:00 GMT)
Title: Welcome to our live coverage
Content: Hello, and thank you for joining our live coverage of United States President Donald Trump's administration and the response to ongoing protests against its hardline immigration policy.
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