's deployment of the National Guard to has triggered a legal showdown with California Governor , who called the move "illegal and immoral" and vowed to sue. Protests erupted over the weekend after immigration raids, with demonstrators torching self-driving cars and clashing violently with on the 101 Freeway.
US President Mr Trump defended the intervention, saying there were "violent people" and promising "very strong law and order." Protesters threw concrete, fireworks and Molotov cocktails, prompting dozens of arrests and a fierce police response. The White House defended the decision, accusing Mr Newsom of "bald-faced lies" and insisting the situation demanded federal action.
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