Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass reacts to federalized National Guard troops in her city

Citing a rarely used law President Trump bypassed California's governor Gavin Newsom and ordered two thousand national guard troops to Los Angeles for sixty days It's the first time in years a president has used federal power to deploy national guard troops without the agreement of the state's governor NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and hears how people in the city are reacting For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This sign up for Consider This via Apple Podcasts or at plus npr org Email us at considerthis npr org Image credit Frederic J Brown