LA Immigration Protests Shift Focus to Trump’s Executive Powers
TL;DR
Democrats are shifting the debate from immigration issues to Trump's use of executive power amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles, fearing the imagery of unrest could harm their electoral prospects, while also criticizing Trump's deployment of military forces without local approval as an overreach of presidential authority.
- ‘It’s a winner for him’: Dems work to turn LA debate from immigration to Trump’s executive powers Politico
- How to decode the shifting politics of the anti-Trump protests CNN
- As Immigration Protests Grip California, Democrats Enter Risky Political Terrain The New York Times
- L.A. “Protest” Is not Organic—It's Organized City Journal
- LA Protesters Aren’t Inviting Violent Authoritarianism, They’re Mobilizing to Stop It The Intercept
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