Northcom responds to Newsom's photo of National Guardsmen sleeping on floor
The U.S. Northern Command is responding to photos published in the San Francisco Chronicle showing National Guardsmen sleeping on floors.
"The soldiers in the photo were resting as they were not currently on mission and due to the fluid security situation, it was deemed too dangerous for them to travel to better accommodations," a U.S. Northern Command spokesperson said.
LA Mayor Karen Bass noted Tuesday that "the unrest that has happened are a few blocks within the downtown area -- it is not all of downtown and it is not all of the city."
"The Soldiers have ready access to food and water as needed," the spokesperson added.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had posted the photos on social media Monday to raise concerns about their care and housing.
Newsom said they were deployed "without fuel, food, water or a place to sleep," adding that President Donald Trump "is treating our troops disrespectfully."
ABC News' Luis Martinez and Anne Flaherty







