A cloud of uncertainty is hanging over Los Angeles, where questions remain over the role that Marines and National Guard troops will play after being called in by President Donald Trump amid protests over immigration raids in the city.

President Trump is speaking out in defense of his deployment of the National Guard saying “they’ve done a fantastic job.” New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, Washington Post National Reporter Carol Leonnig and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols join Christina Ruffini to spell out why Trump deployed the troops in order to not look “weak.

While addressing troops at Fort Bragg, President Donald Trump focused on immigration and urged Congress to pass a massive spending bill. NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard details what else Trump covered in the Army commemoration turned stump speech.