Protests intensify in Los Angeles
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President Donald Trump threatened Monday to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom, a striking example of Trump attacking a fellow elected official just as National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles amid protests over immigration actions .
Lauren Tomasi, a 9News correspondent, was reporting live when an officer behind her suddenly raised their firearm and fired a nonlethal round at close range.
This year’s BET Awards are scheduled to go on Monday night even as protests against immigration raids continue in Los Angeles, California.
The protests, which began on Friday, have significantly escalated over the weekend, with protesters directly clashing with law enforcement.
Trump slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who previously called Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to California “deranged.”
Police fired tear gas to disperse crowds and exchanged fireworks with protesters in Compton on June 7, as anti-ICE protests spread to wider Los Angeles county.