US court allows Trump control of National Guard in LA

A US APPEALS court on Thursday ruled that President Donald Trump could continue control of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, over the objections of California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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Trump ordered the deployment of thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines into Los Angeles this month in response to protests over federal immigration sweeps - a move opposed by city leaders and Newsom.

Trump was within his rights when he ordered 4000 members of the National Guard into service for 60 days to “protect federal personnel performing federal functions and to protect federal property,” the three-judge panel wrote in their 38-page unanimous ruling.

“Affording appropriate deference to the president's determination, we conclude that he likely acted within his authority in federalizing the National Guard,” they said

The president celebrated the decision in a post on Truth Social Thursday night, calling it a “BIG WIN.”

“All over the United States, if our cities, and our people, need protection, we are the ones to give it to them should state and local police be unable, for whatever reason, to get the job done,” Trump wrote.