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On the recordJune 12, 2025
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying soldiers in Los Angeles not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Said by
Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California
Source
cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Newsom criticizes the federal deployment of troops as unnecessary.

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