California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned President Trump's plan to deploy U.S. Marines in Los Angeles, stating they should not be used for political purposes. He emphasized the importance of the Marines in defending democracy, citing the proposed deployment as illegal and an abuse of power. Newsom announced the state's intention to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration and highlighted the risks posed by increased military presence in civilian law enforcement, especially amidst demonstrations related to immigration arrests.
U.S. Marines serve a valuable purpose for this country -- defending democracy. They are not political pawns.
The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend.
It's a blatant abuse of power. We will sue to stop this.
We're going to have troops everywhere.
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