. U.S. President Trump is coming under fire for his decision to deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, a move that comes against the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsome. “It’s very disturbing for all Americans. It doesn’t matter whether if you are from a red county or a blue county, these are two assaults on basic American ideals,” says Retired U.S. major-general Randy Manner.