The National Guard was working completely within those confines, supporting law enforcement, protecting federal buildings and federal agents. That's what we said we were going to do from the beginning, and that's what we did. So Everything we did in Los Angeles was lawful and, by the way, effective. Gavin Newsom wasn't willing to do what was needed to prevent a Summer of Love 2.0. And so we got in there, secured the city alongside federal law enforcement. (08:18–08:23)
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Asserts that the actions taken in Los Angeles by the National Guard were lawful and effective.
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