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California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded Monday to President Donald Trump's threat to send "federal law enforcement" to Oakland and several other cities to clamp down on protests.“The answer is no, and we would reject it," Newsom said at a noon press briefing.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf also provided a statement over email Monday, writing, “Oakland needs COVID relief - not troops - from our President. He should stop slandering diverse, progressive cities like Oakland in his racist dog whistles and divisive campaign tactics.”Schaaf added, “While we are not experiencing any civil unrest right now, I can think of nothing more likely to incite it than the presence of Trump-ordered military troops into Oakland.”Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee posted a response on , "This administration's abuse of power in Portland can't be further from the ideals of a democracy. Trump needs to be reminded that: -He's not a dictator -People have a constitutional right to protest. Stay away from Oakland."Trump's comments were in response to the protests in cities across the country. He said he may send in federal agents because the "police are afraid to do anything," a comment he did not provide evidence for."I'm going to do something, that I can tell you because New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Baltimore... Oakland is a mess," he said. "We're not going to let this happen in our country. All run by liberal democrats."He did not offer statistics or proof for his claim that Oakland is "a mess."The use of federal agents in Portland, Ore., has elicited strong pushback from city and state officials.&nbsp;On Friday, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum sued Homeland Security and the Marshals Service in federal court, alleging that unidentified federal agents grabbed people from Portland’s streets “without warning or explanation, without a warrant, and without providing any way to determine who is directing this action.”Speaking on CNN’s ‘State of the Union,’ Portland's Democratic mayor Ted Wheeler said federal officers “are not wanted here."“We haven’t asked them here. In fact, we want them to leave,” Wheeler said.Protesters outside Portland's U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building's entryway early Monday, part of yet another night of conflict with federal agents who repeatedly tear-gassed the demonstrators to drive them away, officials said. The latest unrest happened as local and state leaders expressed anger with the presence of the federal agents, saying the city’s protests had started to ease just as the federal agents started taking action on the streets of Portland.Authorities over the weekend erected large fences around the building in an effort to keep away the protesters who have been on Portland's streets daily since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis nearly two months ago.But video posted online showed demonstrators taking down the fencing. And a statement from Portland's city police department described the protesters' tactics as they repeatedly headed toward the courthouse and were repelled by federal agents who emerged from inside.Trump referred to the protestors in Portland as "anarchists" and said federal agents have put several of them in jail. He claimed federal agents have "done a fantastic job."The Associated Press contributed to this story.Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. Email her: agraff@sfgate.com.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded Monday to President Donald Trump's threat to send "federal law enforcement" to Oakland and several other cities to clamp down on protests.“The answer is no, and we would reject it," Newsom said at a noon press briefing.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf also provided a statement over email Monday, writing, “Oakland needs COVID relief - not troops - from our President. He should stop slandering diverse, progressive cities like Oakland in his racist dog whistles and divisive campaign tactics.”Schaaf added, “While we are not experiencing any civil unrest right...

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