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Trump sends more troops to LA in 'authoritarian' move

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Nicole Frölich
June 10, 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom has accused President Trump of staging a "manufactured crisis" in Los Angeles after Trump deployed 2,000 additional National Guard troops to suppress immigration protests, calling the president's acts "authoritarian." Political analyst Mike Cowburn from Germany's Zeppelin University spoke with DW about the escalating tensions.

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