US EditionTrump deploys 2,000 National Guard members after Los Angeles immigration protests
- President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to deploy in Los Angeles amid protests starting June 6, 2025.
- The deployment came after federal immigration raids that resulted in over 40 arrests and sparked protests lasting three days, fueled by anger over increased enforcement.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the deployments as reckless and disrespectful to troops, while Police Chief Jim McDonnell said the Marines' arrival without coordination creates logistical challenges.
- Trump defended the deployment of the National Guard, asserting that without their intervention and the additional support provided, Los Angeles would currently be engulfed in flames, despite opposition from local officials.
- The military presence intensified tensions, with lawsuits filed against the federal mobilization and protests continuing peacefully but under heavy enforcement.
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'Despot' Trump’s 'law and order' claims are tainted by absolute 'insincerity': analysis
President Donald Trump is vigorously defending his use of U.S. Marines and federalized California National Guard troops in response to tense protests in Downtown Los Angeles. And he is doing so despite the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, both of whom believe he is making a tense situation worse. Many Trump critics are saying that while Newsom has every right to deploy California National Guard troops if he d…
Jonah Goldberg: Trump deploys, protesters respond. This will not end well
“Here we go.” “I knew it would come.” “This won’t end well.” Those were my initial reactions to President Trump’s announcement that he had activated the California National Guard and to sources on Monday saying Marines would serve as backup. I’m not claiming much prescience. Like his breakup with Elon Musk last week, his deploying the military against protesters could not have been more foreseeable. The only uncertainty was about timing and pret…
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