Hi there, everybody. It's 4 o'clock in New York. As protest spread across our country,

we begin today with a sober warning from the governor of the state of California. That is, of course,

the state at the epicenter of both Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

and his efforts to use the United States military inside the United States

and to potentially use it against Americans.

In a speech last night, Governor Gavin Newsom accused Donald Trump of taking the nation to the brink

by escalating a situation that state and local

officials could have handled.

This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting

our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk.

That's when the downward spiral began. He doubled down on his

dangerous National Guard deployment by fanny the flames even harder. And the president, he did it on

purpose. As the news spread throughout LA anxiety for family and friends ramped up, Protests started again. By night, several dozen

lawbreakers became violent and destructive. They vandalized property. They tried to assault police

officers. Many of you have seen the video clips of cars burning on cable news. If you incite violence,

I want to be clear about this. If you incite violence

or destroy our communities, you're going to be held to account. That kind of criminal behavior

will not be tolerated. Full stop. This situation was winding down and was concentrated in just a few

square blocks downtown. With that, that's not what Donald Trump wanted. He again chose escalation.

He chose more force. He chose theatrics over public safety. He federalized another 2,000 guard

members. He deployed more than 700 active U.S. Marines. These are the men and women trained for foreign combat,

not domestic law enforcement. We honor their service. We honor their bravery. But we do not want

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