Trump foists National Guard on unwilling California

What happened

President Donald Trump mobilized the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Saturday over the objection of local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). Trump said his presidential memorandum was necessary to tackle the "lawlessness" in L.A. County after protests erupted over ICE immigration raids at Home Depots and other locations starting Friday.

As the protests escalated Sunday in response to the first 300 of 2,000 activated National Guard troops arriving at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center...