Protests erupted in L.A. after federal immigration raids, prompting Trump to deploy National Guard troops and sparking clashes with police.

A California sheriff has ripped Kamala Harris after the former vice president blamed President Trump for starting the anti-ICE protests that are wreaking havoc in Los Angeles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration to rescind the deployment, saying the federal government was moving to "take over the California National Guard," calling the move "purposefully inflammatory" and saying it will "only escalate tensions."

The situation has all the elements that the president seeks: a showdown with a top political rival in a deep blue state over an issue core to his agenda.

Riots erupted in Los Angeles over immigration raids as California Republicans blame Gov. Newsom and Mayor Bass for the violence by siding with illegal immigrants.

Trump slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom, who previously called Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to California “deranged.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leading California Democrats criticized President Trump’s deployment of National Guard soldiers in Los Angeles, calling it an unnecessary provocation.