US EditionRep. Adam Smith Fears Trump Will Use Military as His 'Personal Police Force'
- President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in early June 2025 to quell protests against immigration enforcement raids.
- This deployment followed Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations arresting over 100 people in Los Angeles, sparking clashes and protests throughout the city.
- The Trump administration justified sending troops as protecting federal property and immigration officers, but California Governor Newsom and other officials condemned the action as an unconstitutional power grab without state consent.
- Adam Smith, the senior Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, criticized President Trump for misusing emergency powers, arguing that the situation does not meet the legal definition of an emergency and expressing concern that the president is politicizing the military.
- The deployment raised concerns among veterans and legal experts about dangerous militarization of law enforcement, signaling a possible authoritarian escalation and threatening civil rights and state authority.
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Rep. Adam Smith fears Trump will use military as his 'personal police force'
NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.
The deployment of the National Guard to suppress unrest is a pretext to advance an authoritarian agenda, experts say. The president's ulterior motive is to gain more control over democratic states
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