Schiff blasts ‘tinpot dictator’ Trump’s National Guard mobilization, warns other cities are next

Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., blasted President Donald Trump for activating National Guard troops and taking over the Metropolitan Police Department to tackle crime in Washington. Schiff’s comments coincide with the start of a trial regarding Trump’s deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration riots in June, bypassing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to dispatch the troops."First, Donald Trump used the Marines and the National Guard to support his mass deportation agenda in Los Angeles," Schiff posted on X Monday. "Now, he's using similar tactics in D.C. l