Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and other Democratic governors are calling President Trump’s activation of the National Guard in Los Angeles to deal with anti-ICE protests an “alarming abuse of power.”
In a statement, members of the Democratic Governors Association say they are effectively the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard units and the federal government activating them without consulting or working with a state’s governor is ineffective and dangerous. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the National Guard troops are there to keep the public safe and insists the move is necessary because California’s governor hasn’t taken the situation seriously.
