Is Trump's National Guard deployment order in LA legal?
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Politics
Nicole Frölich
June 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles against the will of the California state government. Governor Gavin Newsom has called it an alarming abuse of power. With this order, Trump "continues to test the bounds of legality," policy analyst Tyson Barker told DW.