Praises National Guard for keeping America ‘safe and strong’ while lashing out at local governor and mayor for failure to maintain law and order
A car burns during a protest following federal immigration operations, in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday
US President Donald Trump on Sunday praised the National Guard in Los Angeles for their role in tackling two days of protests. Trump further said that protesters would not be allowed to wear masks at protests.
“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to handle the task. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called the Republican president’s decision “purposefully inflammatory.”
Donald Trump at the UFC event on Saturday. Pics/AFP
He said on X that Trump was deploying the National Guard “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.” He added, “Don’t give them one. Never use violence. Speak out peacefully. According to the California governor’s office, Trump federalised part of the California’s National Guard under Title 10 authority, which places him, not the governor, atop the chain of command to deploy the troops.
Trump signed a presidential memorandum deploying 2000 National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to respond to escalating protests following immigration enforcement raids, CNN reported. The move comes amid growing tensions between federal authorities and demonstrators over what critics have called “mass chaos” and “paramilitary operations” targeting immigrant communities. Residents of a predominantly Latino district repeatedly clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents. The protests began on Friday after dozens were detained in raids across Los Angeles.
Don’t hit cops: FBI
FBI Director Kash Patel has warned protesters facing off with US immigration authorities in Los Angeles that anyone who hits a policeman will be “going to jail.” Immigration authorities and demonstrators have clashed for two days in the Los Angeles area. “Hit a cop, you’re going to jail... doesn’t matter where you came from, how you got here, or what movement speaks to you. If the local police force won’t back our men and women on the thin blue line, we @FBI will,” Patel said on Saturday. Patel’s remarks prompted social media users to point out the different stance taken by the government on the January 6 rioters.
Trump goes to UFC
President Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Centre on Saturday night, putting his public feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk on hold to instead watch the fierce battles inside the cage. Trump was accompanied by UFC President Dana White and the pair headed to their cageside seats to Kid Rock’s ‘American Bad Ass’. Trump and White did the same for UFC’s card last November at Madison Square Garden, only then they were joined by Musk.
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