This is a fight Trump is ready forpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 9 June
Anthony Zurcher
North America correspondent

On the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump promised that he was not going to tolerate left-wing lawlessness on American streets and would use the full force of his presidential powers in response.
The protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) efforts in California on Saturday night gave him an opening to follow through on that promise.
Trump istration officials said that immigration agents were being targeted and injured – and that local law enforcement had been too slow to respond.
Never mind that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that the protests were largely peaceful, or that local authorities said they could handle the clashes that did turn violent.
By Sunday morning, Trump was declaring victory and thanking the National Guard for restoring peace, even though the guard had yet to fully assemble.
The speed with which Trump reacted suggests that this is a fight his istration is prepared for – and even eager to have.
- Read more of our North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher's analysis on the protest response