According to CBS, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to sue the Trump administration after National Guard troops were deployed to confront protesters in Los Angeles without state consultation.

Newsom criticized President Donald Trump for federalizing the National Guard unilaterally, calling the move an overreach that escalated tensions. The deployment followed protests and clashes with law enforcement in response to immigration enforcement operations.

“The president’s actions only inflame the situation,” Newsom said, urging the federal government to rescind the troop deployment.

President Trump, meanwhile, defended the decision, expressing strong support for law enforcement and a zero-tolerance policy toward violence against police, federal agents, or military personnel. “They spit, we hit,” Trump stated, adding that no one will assault law enforcement under his leadership.

The president’s remarks followed protests targeting ICE operations in Los Angeles. The demonstrations resulted in 39 arrests, with Trump labeling the protesters “troublemakers and insurrectionists.”