Trump says LA 'would be burning' without National Guard
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The last time a president sent the National Guard to respond to violence on Los Angeles streets followed a backlash against police brutality in 1992.
Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA. Tensions are escalating for a third day in Los Angeles after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement gripped the city, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement and setting vehicles on fire downtown.