Army veteran and former Secretary of State Chuck Hagel talks about the potential risks about having military troops deployed in L.A.

The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968. Trump’s order was unlike any other.

Latest news and live updates as over 200 arrested in L.A. and National Guard to be deployed in Texas as rallies continue nationwide

National Guard assets are being deployed in Washington state to expand the search for Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three young daughters, Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Wash., confirmed Saturday.

Troops have already been deployed to Los Angeles and San Antonio. Nationwide protests are planned for Saturday.

Washington leaders have been preparing for months for the possibility of President Donald Trump mobilizing the military against the governor’s wishes, as he did over the weekend in response to protests in California.

President Donald Trump has activated 4,000 National Guardsmen and 700 Marines to secure the area over the protests of Democrats, including Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who have characterized the federalization of the situation as authoritarian and inflammatory.

The national furor over the situation in Los Angeles is bleeding into the debate over the massive military parade scheduled for Washington this weekend. The parade’s official purpose is to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army.

President Trump’s move to deploy California’s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power,” a statement by the Democratic Governors Association said.