California Governor Gavin Newsom said that he was informed President Donald Trump "is deploying" another 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
"The first 2,000? Given no food or water. Only approx. 300 are deployed — the rest are sitting, unused, in federal buildings without orders," Newsom wrote on X. "This isn’t about public safety. It's about stroking a dangerous President's ego. This is Reckless. Pointless. And Disrespectful to our troops," he added.
Hours earlier, the US Northern Command confirmed that 700 Marines were being sent to protect federal personnel and property in Los Angeles, with the deployment deemed by Newsom as "un-American."
