'An alarming abuse of power': Democratic governors release statement responding to Trump ordering National Guard to LA
In a joint statement released Sunday through the Democratic Governors Association, 22 Democratic governors called President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California in response to protests over immigration enforcement operations "an alarming abuse of power."
"It’s important we respect the executive authority of our country’s governors to manage their National Guards — and we stand with Governor Newsom who has made it clear that violence is unacceptable and that local authorities should be able to do their jobs without the chaos of this federal interference and intimidation," the statement reads, in part.
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim