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California Democrats push back on Trump's decision to mobilize the National Guard

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Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump is trying to "manufacture a crisis" President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to respond to anti-immigration protests in the Los Angeles area.

It is unusual for a president to call the National Guard into federal service in a state where the governor objects, experts say.

Several California Democrats criticized the administration's response to the protests as "inflammatory" and "reckless".