"Calling the president's action a "breathtaking abuse of power," Newsom said in a statement that 300 California National Guard personnel were being deployed to Portland, Ore., a city the president has called "war-ravaged." "They are on their way there now," Newsom said of the National Guard. "This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power." Trump's move came a day after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked the federalization of Oregon's National Guard."
"The president, who mobilized the California National Guard amid immigration protests earlier this year, has pursued the use of the military to fight crime in cities including Chicago and Washington, sparking outrage among Democratic officials in those cities. Local leaders, including those in Portland, have said the actions are unnecessary and without legal justification. In June, Newsom and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a federal lawsuit over Trump's mobilization of the state's National Guard during immigration protests in Los Angeles."
Gov. Gavin Newsom intends to seek a court order to stop President Trump's deployment of 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Newsom called the deployment a "breathtaking abuse of power" and said the troops "are on their way there now." The deployment followed a federal judge's temporary block on federalizing Oregon's National Guard. The president previously mobilized the California National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests and has pushed military use to fight crime in other cities. In June, Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a federal lawsuit over the earlier mobilization. Local leaders called the actions unnecessary and legally unjustified.
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