Experts say it's highly unusual for a president to call up the National Guard when the governor of a state objects. And Newsom is strongly in opposition.

By Joseph Ax and Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -Soon after scattered protests broke out in Los Angeles on Friday in the wake of federal immigration raids, President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke by phone.

For months during the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised to use the military domestically. His campaign telegraphed it via news coverage and reports from friendly nonprofits; Trump mused about using soldiers against protests.