Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying Texas National Guard troops ahead of planned anti-Trump protests this weekend, but he won't say how many or where they are going - only that they are ready to provide the "most robust response where needed.

President Donald Trump defended his decision to call in the National Guard and said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to quell protesters in Los Angeles. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports on how Trump says he believed the city would be in a worse condition if not for additional law enforcement.

President Trump declared early Wednesday that Los Angeles would be “burning to the ground” if he hadn’t sent in the Marines and National Guard to quell anti-ICE riots still wreaking havoc on the city.