Democratic governors slam Trump’s military deployment in California as ‘flagrant abuse of power’
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Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies. “As we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul began her testimony at a hearing on Capitol Hill. “At the outset I just want to say that this is a flagrant abuse of power and nothing short of an assault on our American values.” The hearing is playing out against the backdrop of protests in Los Angeles and cities across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with Trump over his decision to deploy National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles despite opposition from the state and city’s Democratic leaders. Thursday’s proceedings on Capitol Hill gave a high-profile platform to some of the Democratic Party’s potential 2028 contenders to craft their response to the Trump administration’s controversial immigration tactics, as the party seeks to calibrate its messaging on issues of crime and public safety. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker called it wrong “to deploy the National Guard and active duty Marines into an American city, over the objection of local law enforcement” and “to tear children away from their homes and their mothers and fathers.” The Illinois governor condemned any violence, but he also delivered a warning to the Trump administration over potential plans to broaden the scope of the immigration crackdown, including the deployment of the National Guard in other states.
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