Trump's National Guard Troops Are 'Sitting Unused Without Orders' After Being Deployed for LA Protests, Gavin Newsom Reveals
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Gov. Gavin Newsom says hundreds of National Guard troops deployed by Donald Trump to Los Angeles protests remain "sitting, unused, and without orders."

The California governor said the troops had been left without food or water in federal buildings

Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles under Donald Trump’s orders are reportedly idle and without clear directives, California Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed, calling the situation a political stunt.

The controversy stems from Trump’s decision to send 2,000 Guard troops to Los Angeles over the weekend in response to protests against aggressive ICE operations. On Monday, Newsom said he was informed another 2,000 were en route, even though most of the first wave had not been mobilized.

Only about 300 have been actively deployed, while the rest remained in federal buildings “without orders,” according to Newsom. The governor said the troops had been left without food or water, and accused the White House of misusing military resources to bolster Trump’s image.

  • manxu@piefed.socialEnglish
    18·
    5 days ago

    Trump got what he wanted. You can be certain that right-wing media will spin this as, “the only reason the troops were idle is that the President’s quick action quelled the protests.”

    • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
      20·
      5 days ago

      Well Trump or Fox’s take on the result doesn’t matter to me because Trump’s going to lie and spin things no matter what happens…

      • Protests stay about the same or increase in intensity: Bringing in the Guard was the right call, look at how this is getting out of control!
      • Protests get less intense: Bringing in the Guard fixed the problem!

      The narrative to counter that is that the Guard didn’t actually do anything except inflame tensions.