"The President has chosen to protect federal officers and LA citizens because Governor Newsom has refused to do so," Rep. Kevin Kiley told Newsweek.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has argued that the deployment is “an illegal act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.”

Protesters confronted US Marines outside the north Los Angeles Federal Building, as nationwide “No Kings” protests took place on June 14. Footage filmed by Brendan Gutenschwager shows the Marines holding riot shields and pushing protesters backwards outside the Federal Building.