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Jon Stewart accuses Trump of ‘happily' lighting fuse on Los Angeles: ‘Our most flammable city'
Comedian Jon Stewart accused President Trump of happily lighting the fuse on the fervent anti-ICE protests throughout Los Angeles – which he called 'our most flammable city.'
'I was in Los Angeles over the weekend getting a BBL from a celebrity doctor, and quick question for those of you who live in the area – is your city ever not on fire?' Stewart jabbed Monday night on 'The Daily Show.'
Volatile protests in the city of Angels over the weekend led to dozens of arrests and the deployment of the National Guard as demonstrators set driverless Waymo cars on fire and clashed with law enforcement officials.
Comedian Jon Stewart accused President Trump of happily lighting the fuse on the fervent anti-ICE protests throughout Los Angeles.
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'Whether you win a basketball championship, a world series championship, whether you have an exploding pinata gender reveal gone wrong – congratulations, it's a boy and an evacuation – or you're just protesting the Trump administration's expanded deportation raids, LA continues to be our most flammable city,' Stewart said.
He tore into Trump's deployment of at least 2,000 National Guard members over the weekend, claiming it escalated the protests – the same argument made by California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass.
Trump on Monday deployed an additional 2,000 troops and 700 Marines.
These broad deportation raids have created a 'tinderbox' situation in cities with large immigration populations, and 'Trump happily lights the fuse,' Stewart said.
'This weekend's combustion was the very predictable result of a liberal city reliant on an immigrant population colliding with a heavy-handed MAGA migrant-trolling operation looking to hit its quota of Brown Pokémen,' Stewart said. 'Gotta catch 'em all. Yes, America!'
A recent raid by ICE officers at a Home Depot in Los Angeles, Stewart argued, went against Trump's previous claims that his administration's deportation efforts would target the worst criminals first.
Protesters stand atop burning cars tagged with anti-ICE graffiti in Los Angeles.
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'A Home Depot? From the worst of the worst to a f—— Home Depot? Jeez, ICE, if you need assistance in arresting people, you know, those guys are looking for work, so…' Stewart said.
He called it an explosive tug-of-war between federalism and state's rights, border control and due process and militarized sweeps and hard-working community members – 'the United States Marines versus the Postmates guy who brought you an egg sandwich.'
After rolling a clip of Trump threatening protesters – saying 'they spit, we hit, 'a warning to anyone who spits on police officers – Stewart remarked, 'Well done, Mr. Churchill.'
Stewart also mocked top Trump aide Stephen Miller, who reportedly demanded that immigration officials ramp up arrests to 3,000 a day, with a 'Star Wars' reference, calling him 'young lord Vader.'
