Trump's National Guard Controversy in California

US President Donald Trump’s agenda of mass deportations has reached a tipping point.

After ICE raids in Los Angeles sparked street riots, the president dispatched the National Guard and active duty Marines to confront protestors, while threatening to arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom if he stands in the way.

Today, senior political correspondent for Time magazine, Eric Cortellessa, on the LA riots, the political battle, and whether Trump’s commandeering of the National Guard is a forerunner to more authoritarian acts.

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Guest: Senior political correspondent for Time magazine, Eric Cortellessa

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