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HOT TOPICS | Escalation in Los Angeles: Is This Autocracy? - June 10th, 2025
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1:12:17Now PlayingWhat started as protests against ICE raids has spiraled into something far more dangerous. Despite California officials saying they had things under control, Trump has now deployed not just the National Guard, but marines and even more National Guard to Los Angeles, all without the state’s consent. Governor Gavin Newsom is calling it what it is: federal overreach.
So… is this a violation of states’ rights? Is Trump trying to provoke violence for political gain? And if this can happen in California, what’s stopping it from happening in your state next?
Let's break it all down. The power grab, the escalation, the implications.
Is this what autocracy looks like in America? ...Yeah. It kind of is.
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