The cruelty with which they're doing that, the increased cruelty with which they're doing this, escalating here in Los Angeles over the course of the last week. You don't need flashbangs, you know, when you're trying to target one person, National Guard over, you know, not at the request of a governor. Hasn't happened since 1965. And so, of course, they're instigating, trying to create the response and a reaction from community and will point to anything to further escalate the situation. It's wrong and it's counterproductive. (07:47–07:54)
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Asserts that the National Guard was deployed without a governor's request, which hasn't happened since 1965.
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