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Alex Padilla: “For the first time since 1965, the president federalized the…”

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Senator Alex Padilla's Objection to Trump's EPA Nominations and Defense of California's Climate Leadership

Published | Video Starts at 01:51

And he decided that this was the time to launch indiscriminate ICE raids throughout the Los Angeles region. Clearly not just targeting criminals, but so many others. ICE raids in workplaces in an attempt to manufacture a crisis. Colleagues. For the first time since 1965, the president federalized the National Guard without the governor's approval. without the request of the governor, in order to create chaos, in order to escalate tensions in the region and to create a pretext for more extreme actions in the future. (01:51–02:02)

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Asserts that President Trump federalized the National Guard without the governor's approval for the first time since 1965.

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