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Kimmel had planned to clarify his remarks Sept. 17, but Disney executives feared the comedian was dug in and would only inflame the tense situation.

"This is an aggressive approach trying to inflame the situation that has otherwise been peaceful," Wilson said on Sunday after another night of tear gas and violent arrests.

Newsom argued that using the military in Los Angeles was unnecessary and inflamed tensions.

The country, he said in an email interview, was “inflamed by military fervor…and then by paranoia,” which caused “severe damage to democracy.”

Federal immigration authorities dismissed the petition as a dangerous stunt that would inflame tensions.