Newsom Requests Trump Admin Return National Guard Control to California

[AntiFascist]

Source: Newsweek

California Governor Gavin Newsom has formally requested Trump administration officials to rescind the order to deploy the National Guard and return control of the force to California, calling the initial order unlawful and "intentionally designed to inflame the situation."

Posting on X, Newsom wrote: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops in Los Angeles county and return them to my command."

"We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved. This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they're actually needed," Newsom wrote. "Rescind the order. Return control to California."
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" There is currently no need for the National Guard to be deployed in Los Angeles, and to do so in this unlawful manner and for such a lengthy. Serious breach of state sovereignty that seems intentionally designed to inflame the situation, while simultaneously depriving the state from deploying these personnel and resources where they are truly required," Newsom added.


Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-requests-donald-trump-return-national-guard-control-california-2082565

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"Serious breech of state sovereignty" indeed!

[highplainsdem]

1. Was just about to post this. K&R.

Bluesky post with the letter:

Governor Newsom: "I have formally requested the Trump Administration rescind their unlawful deployment of troops ... and return them to my command.

... This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they’re actually needed."

The letter:

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw.bsky.social) 2025-06-08T22:46:43.769Z

[Cha]

2. Yeah, TY & Gov Newsom and Good Luck!

[love_katz]

3. Yup. Lousy fascists only care about State's rights when it suits their agenda.

To be clear, I am on Newsom's side, and California's.

Agolf $Hitler sent his goons to try and take over my hometown during his last reign of error and they were driving around in unmarked vans, snatching random people off the street.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Draws a line in the sand as to WHO is responsible for the outcomes going forward.

Trump won't back down. It would be TACO-ish to back down. Who's running the country?

[Lovie777]

5. shithole will do a EO stating he's talking control of every state's NG.....................

this is only the beginning. Honestly, shithole's made up shit and blaming the immigrants for it.

[jgmiller]

6. I wonder how many of the crazy militia types are taking notice

No offense to any militia types of course but it seems to me this is the exact kind of thing they have all thought would happen one day no matter who was in charge.

[orangecrush]

7. "Request"?

Seriously?

[Polybius]

8. Well, unfortunately, it is just a request

A President can take control of any state National Guard. It wasn't always like this though.

[Marcuse]

9. Four dead in Ohio.

[Bayard]

10. trump is pushing for a showdown,

Trying to claim he's lighting a match in the name of public safety.

I'd sure like to hear some legal expert opinions on this situation.

[Karasu]

11. The fascists need to be forced to explain why the fuck this shit constitutes an "emergency" worth federalizing control

of the National Guard over.

The fact that he can get away with citing "emergencies" over and over again without ever having to define them is one of the greatest flaws in how this country functions, and there are many.

[artemisia1]

12. Republicans are all for "State's Rights" when it allows racism and discrimination to continue, against it when it

conflicts with their lack of decency and a Republican Administrations power grab.