In a move that has prompted division, Trump ordered the California National Guard to quell the immigration protests, moving to deploy 2,000 soldiers to the Los Angeles area. “Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence,

For months during the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised to use the military domestically. His campaign telegraphed it via

California officials have continued to maintain the deployment of 2,000 National Guard members is "unnecessary".