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Trump defends National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

Ediz Tiyansan

02:00

A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that President Donald Trump acted illegally when he deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles this summer. The court found the move exceeded his presidential authority and violated constitutional limits on federal intervention in local matters. The administration has appealed the ruling. It comes as the president vows to deploy more troops to other U.S. cities. Ediz Tiyansan reports.

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