Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leading California Democrats criticized President Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, calling it an unnecessary provocation.

Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration on Sunday to rescind its move to deploy 2,000 California National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to subdue immigration protests, accusing the White House of illegally overriding his authority and intentionally inflaming tensions with protesters.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on President Trump to rescind the deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, citing a violation of state sovereignty and escalating tensions amid ongoing immigration protests.