6 Takeaways From Gavin Newsom's Appearance on ‘The Daily'
Mr. Trump deployed nearly 5,000 National Guard troops and Marines to the city to clamp down on the protests, against Mr. Newsom's wishes, and the state of California responded by suing his administration, accusing it of an 'unprecedented power grab.'
Here are six takeaways from Mr. Newsom's conversation with Michael Barbaro, the host of 'The Daily':
Newsom accused Trump of inflaming the situation by mobilizing the military.
Mr. Newsom argued that law enforcement officers in Los Angeles had routine experience dealing with protests, including at events as innocuous as World Series baseball games, and said that local officers had the situation under control.
'We deal with civil unrest. That's what law enforcement does,' Mr. Newsom said. 'The military's simply not needed. But what he's doing is trying to gin things up to create problems.'
A small number of demonstrators have looted, vandalized and set cars on fire, and Mr. Newsom condemned those actions. But he suggested that the response from Mr. Trump was disproportionate. The arrival of the National Guard inflamed tensions, Mr. Newsom said, with protesters flocking in response.
'We had to defend the National Guard. We had to use our own law enforcement to protect them,' he said. 'Just think about how perverse that is.'
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