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Tonight' host criticized the president for sending National Guard troops and Marines into Los Angeles: "Why would you send troops if there is nothing for them to do?"
President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back onto politically perilous turf, as they look for ways to condemn Trump’s actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaotic scenes emerging from Los Angeles.
The Trump administration has paused immigration raids targeting farm and hotel workers, but the president has called for more ICE raids in cities.
The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.
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Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill and across the country remain divided following protests against Trump's deportation policies.
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President Donald Trump is moving swiftly to act on his immigration promises with little internal restraint, determined to test the bounds of his executive authority in order to fulfill the promises of his reelection campaign.
The "Politically Georgia" team discusses weekend headlines, including "No Kings" protests, Minnesota politician shootings and the Columbus, Georgia, city manager firing
A Los Angeles Dodgers official was asked about the team's recent White House visit as their home city protests federal ICE raids.