Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek at a previous press conference. (Courtesy photo KOIN 6 News)

A coalition of Democratic governors is condemning President Donald Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard in Los Angeles to quell anti-ICE protests “an alarming abuse of power.”

The joint statement was released on Sunday by the Democratic Governors Association. It included Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson, among many others. They indicated they were standing with California Governor Gavin Newsom, who characterized Trump’s move as something that would worsen an already tense situation.

Trump had announced the deployment of 2,000 California National Guard troops to the LA area after a second day of clashes between hundreds of protestors and federal immigration authorities in riot gear.

“President Trump’s move to deploy California’s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power. Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state’s governor is effective and dangerous,” the DGA statement said.

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