Dana Bash criticized Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and compared him to an arsonist while California officials blamed him for escalating tensions.

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.

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would deploy additional National Guard troops to California if necessary, just hours after expressing support for the arrest of Governor Gavin Newsom. The escalating conflict between Trump and the Democratic governor centers on immigration protests that shook Los Angeles over the weekend.