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Trump's Controversial National Guard Move Sparks Outrage

6/9/2025

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Donald Trump made a splash at a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey, shortly after sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. This unprecedented action, criticized by Governor Gavin Newsom and others as provocative, marks the first time in six decades a president has activated the National Guard without a governor's request, stirring fears of authoritarianism.

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Donald Trump made a splash at a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey, shortly after sending 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to immigration protests. This unprecedented action, criticized by Governor Gavin Newsom and others as provocative, marks the first time in six decades a president has activated the National Guard without a governor's request, stirring fears of authoritarianism.