Los Angeles, National Guard
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US President Donald Trump says protesters would “rip Los Angeles apart” if the National Guard were not there. “So, the protesters, if we didn’t have the National Guard on call and ready, they would rip Los Angeles apart,
The Guard’s arrival marks a potentially volatile phase in Trump’s push to ramp up deportations and in his contentious relationship with state and local authorities.
Los Angeles police have issued a dispersal order at No Kings protests downtown. Officers shot tear gas and rubber bullets at what they called "outside agitators."