President Trump said California Democrats Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass were to blame for the unrest in Los Angeles on Saturday as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rattle the city.
Los Angeles police have not responded to rowdy demonstrations where protestors have vandalized cars and property, according to administration officials. LAPD confirmed they were not involved.
Newsom said 2,000 soldiers were being deployed by the federal government in an effort to control the protests.
“If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!” Trump wrote in a Saturday Truth Social post.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the president’s statement urging Democrats to condemn “left wing radicals” who were “viciously attacking” ICE and Border Patrol in a post on X.
However, Newsom said the federal response is “inflammatory” and said deploying soldiers “will erode public trust.”
“LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice,” Newsom wrote in a Saturday X post.
“We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need,” he added.
A group of over 800 assembled to address their outrage following Friday's raids, during which 44 individuals were arrested.
Officials from the Department of Homeland Security said demonstrations have spread across the country, leading to 118 arrests in Los Angeles County and 5 in New York City this week, according to NewsNation reporting.
“Outside a federal law enforcement building in New York City, more than 150 rioters erupted to interfere with ICE’s immigration enforcement operations,” DHS wrote on X.
“Thankfully, unlike in Los Angeles, the local police department quickly responded to the riots. So far, NYPD [New York Police Department] has made five arrests,” the post read, adding that those who touch law enforcement officers will be prosecuted.
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