Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “deranged” over his threat to send in nearby Marines to quell riots in Los Angeles. Protests broke out in the city on Friday in response to a wave of U.

National Guard troops were seen stationed along Alameda Street in Los Angeles Sunday ahead of protests expected to take place later in the day near City Hall. President Donald Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles over the objections of Gov.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat said in a post on X that the move from the Republican president was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”