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.<br /><br />It's the first time in 60 years a president has used federal power to deploy national guard troops without the agreement of the state's governor. <br /><br />NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass and hears how people in the city are reacting. <br /><br />For sponsor-free episodes of <em>Consider This,</em> sign up for C<em>onsider This+</em> via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. <br /><br />Email us at <a href="mailto:considerthis@npr.org">considerthis@npr.org</a>.