Posted on 06/10/2025 12:11:19 PM PDT by Morgana
LOS ANGELES - As anti-ICE protests enter a fifth day in Southern California, President Donald Trump is doubling down on his decision to deploy thousands more troops to Los Angeles despite fierce opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
What we know:
In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump defended his decision to deploy the National Guard to LA, claiming if he hadn't, "that once beautiful and great city would be burning to the ground right now."
"If I didn’t "SEND IN THE TROOPS" to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now, much like 25,000 houses burned to the ground in L.A. do to an incompetent Governor and Mayor - Incidentally, the much more difficult, time consuming, and stringent FEDERAL PERMITTING PROCESS is virtually complete on these houses, while the easy and simple City and State Permits are disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE! They are a total mess, and will be for a long time. People want to rebuild their houses. Call your incompetent Governor and Mayor, the Federal permitting is DONE!!!," he wrote.
CA Leaders Fight Back:
California officials sued Trump on Monday to roll back the administration’s National Guard deployment, saying the president trampled on the state’s sovereignty. Local officials and Newsom don’t want the military deployed in the city, and the police chief said it creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxla.com ...
2005-Katrina. Now if W would have told the people to get the hell out beforehand. Protocol gave that job to the mayor and Gov. who didn’t do their job. W took the blame.
PRESIDENT Trump defends decision to ‘SEND IN THE TROOPS’ amid LA protests
these media outlets should add his Official Title
“Well looting happened last night but buildings didn’t burn.”
The looting will stop post haste after a couple of them are shot on site.
Looting is apparently the new form of “protesting and making your grievances known.” Unless you’re a conservative and then you’re automatically an “insurrectionist.” You’d think going against federal immigration law and declaring yourself a sanctuary city/state would be the ultimate form of insurrection.
🎵🎶🎵 Don’t bother, they’re here!!🎶🎵🎶
The burning is for after the looting. Can’t risk someone going without their take.
Thank God for President Trump.
Exactly.
and the police chief said it creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.
That! That’s the chief’s concern?! How about being concerned with protecting persons and property!!!
Has the 10th Amendment somehow been repealed?
From the Halls of Montezuma
To the shores of West L.A.;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land, and Frisco Bay;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.
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