Trump needs to order Marines and National Guard out of Los Angeles
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The last time the National Guard had been sent to LA was during the 1992 Rodney King riots, but that was at the request of the then-Republican governor and Democratic mayor. Things really were out of control at the time, with hundreds of buildings on fire, thousands of people hurt, and 63 killed. But despite what has been posted on social media, including missives from the president, the 2025 protests had not been
In fact, they had been largely peaceful. Don't take it from me. That's the official word of the Los Angeles Police Department, which has handled more than a few unruly protests (not always well, as it happens). On Saturday, the department took the rare step of
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Then the troops showed up on Sunday and things took a turn for the worse. Protesters streamed out of the Civic Center, shut down the freeway that runs through downtown, torched a handful of Waymo robotaxis, threw trash at highway patrol vehicles, and vandalized buildings and businesses. It was bad, though not completely unusual. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell blamed the worst of it on a
But the ICE protests were well within the capability of LAPD and the county sheriff's deputy to handle. And they were handling it — until the troops showed up. Though the National Guard apparently did little more than stand in front of downtown federal buildings, its presence felt like an occupation and reminder of the deliberately provocative tactics that federal agents have employed in recent months.
On May 30, a couple dozen agents barged into Buona Forchetta, a popular Italian restaurant in San Diego, just before the Friday night dinner rush and handcuffed every staff member. A warrant revealed that agents were looking not for dangerous gangsters but for people who submitted fraudulent green cards with the nefarious purpose of busing tables, cooking pasta, and washing dishes. Four undocumented workers were detained.
Such an egregious show of force was obvious overkill, with the apparent intent of upsetting an entire neighborhood, which is what happened. 'It was like a war zone here, you know?'
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The president also suggested Newsom ought to be arrested and referred to the protesters
On Monday, things had calmed down a bit. Protesters returned to downtown in the afternoon and had mostly dispersed by evening except for a few dozen people who were pinned in by police. Nevertheless, Trump continued to stoke the flames by sending in 700 Marines from a nearby base to support the troops and dispatching another 2,000 National Guard troops.
Newsom is
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The president needs to calm the drama down by sending the National Guard and Marines home, and stop wasting taxpayer resources on political pissing contests.
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