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With eye on LA protests, Gov. Cox warns Utah will be ‘overprepared,’ won’t tolerate violence
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters on Tuesday he’s “grateful” President Donald Trump has activated the California National Guard and sent Marines to Los Angeles to tamp down on protests — a move Trump made without California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s consent. “I’m sympathetic to a president who wants to make sure that we’re protecting lives and property and doing everything possible to make that happen,” Cox said during his monthly PBS Utah news conference. Newsom and other Democrats have called the deployment of National Guard troops a violation of state sovereignty — ...
