WATCH LIVE: Karoline Leavitt holds White House press briefing amid LA protests

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press briefing at 1 p.m.

On Tuesday, the Trump administration deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles to maintain law and order amid the riots in the city’s downtown area.

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President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) have been publicly feuding over Trump’s decision to mobilize the National Guard without the governor’s approval.

The press conference also comes as Trump called for an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen.

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