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![tedlieu Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::21059255.png) Ted Lieu [@tedlieu](/creator/twitter/tedlieu) on x 1.5M followers
Created: 2025-07-17 14:12:30 UTC

Trump’s illegal deployment of California National Guard troops to Los Angeles was a waste of money, and nothing more than a political stunt. The troops did nothing, because there was nothing to do.

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