The standard to dispatch the military to a state is not simply in the eye of the beholder. There are limited legal circumstances in which a president is supposed to deploy the military domestically.

It may be tempting to seek, in Donald Trump’s incursion on Los Angeles, some evidence that ... national guard units and sending the military to cities run by Democrats, including Portland ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump is "escalating the situation" by sending troops to L.A., adding fuel to the feud between the two

"If he can successfully militarize LA without significant political consequences, Baltimore is next," said Angela Angel of BLM PAC.

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to maintain his deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles amid protests over stepped-up immigration enforcement, temporarily pausing a lower court ruling that blocked the mobilization.

The military is for the battlefield," Newsom said Thursday, maintaining his opposition to the federal military presence in his state. Video Quality Speed 00:00 02:16 Newsom, Trump stand off: Military personnel to remain deployed in California for now.