Newsom Sends State Cops to LA, San Francisco After Trump Threats

Governor Gavin Newsom is deploying the California Highway Patrol across major cities as President Donald Trump threatened to send the National Guard to places like San Francisco and neighboring Oakland.

The officers will work with local law enforcement in San Diego, Los Angeles and the Bay Area region, the governor’s office said Thursday. A spokesperson for the governor didn’t provide details on how many officers would be deployed or for how long.

California Governor Gavin Newsom

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Newsom’s announcement follows multiple threats by Trump to expand deployment of the National Guard beyond Washington, DC, to other large, Democratic-led cities. Trump, who moved the DC ...