President Donald Trump showed little interest in de-escalating the situation in Los Angeles on Sunday evening as he fired off a charged post calling on administration officials to “liberate” the city from what he called a “Migrant Invasion.

Whitmer signed a statement with 21 other Democratic governors, supporting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, warning of Trump's "alarming abuse of power."

President Trump ordered National Guard troops to the area following clashes over immigration enforcement operations.