"The unexpected shift came after justice department lawyers said they were no longer contesting a California court's ruling that returned the national guard troops to the authority of Gavin Newsom, the state's governor. It also followed a rare rebuke from the US supreme court, which blocked the White House's efforts to deploy national guards in Illinois. Trump attempted to paint the decision as temporary in a post on his Truth Social platform, vowing to redeploy at a later date"
"We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and ONLY by that fact, he wrote. Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if it weren't for the Federal Government stepping in. We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again Only a question of time!"
"Earlier on Wednesday, Newsom had hailed the justice department's decision, announced in a filing with the ninth circuit court of appeals, backing away from its argument that Trump had a right to put state national guard troops under his authority indefinitely. This admission by Trump and his occult cabinet members means this illegal intimidation tactic will finally come to an end, wrote Newsom, who vocally and vigorously opposed the deployments on the streets of Los Angeles."
Donald Trump announced the removal of national guard troops from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland after the justice department stopped contesting a California court's ruling returning the troops to Governor Gavin Newsom. The move followed a Supreme Court rebuke that blocked attempts to place national guard forces under federal control in Illinois. Trump described the withdrawal as temporary on Truth Social, vowing potential redeployment and claiming crime had been reduced. Governor Gavin Newsom celebrated the justice department filing and denounced the prior deployments as an illegal intimidation tactic. The initial Los Angeles deployment began last June amid protests over ICE raids.
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