White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump called in the National Guard with the expectation that it would "hopefully prevent and deter some of this violence.”

Newsom said Trump's presidential memorandum from Saturday night was not issued through the "governor of the State," arguing that is unlawful under federal law.

Trump is "unhinged right now," Gov. Gavin Newsom said, accusing the president of making the situation in LA worse by federalizing National Guard troops.