Trump Orders Additional 2,000 National Guardsmen to LA as Riots Continue

President Donald Trump’s administration has authorized 2,000 additional National Guardsmen to deploy to Los Angeles as riots continue across the city, adding to the more than 2,000 already in the city. “At the order of the President, the Department of Defense is mobilizing an additional 2,000 California National Guard to be called into federal service to support ICE & to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties,” Sean Parnell, the chief spokesperson for the Pentagon, wrote in a post on X. The announcement comes after Trump on Saturday authorized 2,000 troops to deploy to the city without a request or cooperation from California Gov. Gavin Newsom—the first time since 1965 that a president has done so....