President Donald Trump warned that he would send troops into other cities in the U.S. should rioting and disorder similar to that seen in Los Angeles break out, and with "greater force". Trump said his deployment of National Guard troops in California,

Trump deployed 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to LA against the wishes of Newsom and Bass. Newsom sued the Trump administration, saying they unlawfully "trampled over" California’s sovereignty when they federalized the California National Guard.

California Governor Gavin Newsom took to the airwaves Tuesday night — with federal troops stationed in his state’s largest city and immigration agents rounding up residents — and warned Americans that democracy itself was under attack from President Donald Trump.