What began as an aggressive protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Los Angeles over the weekend rapidly descended into a full-scale riot that has entered its fifth day.

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom excoriated President Donald Trump for activating the National Guard without his permission and added the president was “inflaming conditions.”

But Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Tuesday that “it’s outrageous and silly to say the National Guard has anything to do with this.”

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