On Monday, Trump, a Republican, sent 700 U.S. Marines to Los Angeles to guard federal buildings as protests there continued. The marine battalion adds to California National Guard units Trump had already sent to the city to quell protests in defiance of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

U.S. officials said about 1,000 National Guard members were in the city under federal orders by midday Monday.

Some 700 U.S. Marines are headed to Los Angeles, as protests targeting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency stretch into a fourth day.The move comes amid heightened tensions between California leaders,