Trump deploys National Guard to LA
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President Trump ordered deployment of 2,000 guard members over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle."
The Trump administration said it would send 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles after a second day in which protesters confronted immigration agents during raids of local businesses.
Democrats in Congress and some military and law enforcement officials expressed concern about the plan, which Defense Department officials have not yet approved.
Col. Matthew Groves will take command of the Arkansas Air National Guard on June 6, succeeding Brig. Gen. William Leahy in a ceremony at LRAFB.