An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

Tens of thousands of Americans have marched through the United States' major cities in a massive protest effort against Donald Trump, coordinated to counter his show-of-force military parade in Washington DC.

One was spotted with a sign that read, “Santa Monica apologizes for Stephen Miller,” referring to the city native and Trump adviser who is the architect of the deportation strategy. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged protesters to be peaceful and “do not give the administration an excuse to intervene.

On Monday 9 June, the American president expressed his satisfaction: deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles was, in his view, was an “excellent decision.”

The conflict in Los Angeles began with a lie. During the 2016 primaries, Donald Trump saw that taking a hard line on immigration, making illegal immigrants look as bad as he possibly could, would win him votes.

The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.

Cops use tear gas to disperse anti-Trump crowd in Los Angeles - Day of action comes after week-long protests in Los Angeles against Trump’s hard-line immigration policies and ICE raids on immigrants