Trump sending National Guard to LA in response to anti-ICE protests
President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy members of the National Guard in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles the White House explained Trump s order comes amid continued clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters Trump is federalizing part of California s National Guard that would otherwise review to Gov Gavin Newsom President Donald Trump signed an order to deploy members of the National Guard in response to immigration protests in Los Angeles the White House reported Saturday night Trump s order comes amid continued clashes between demonstrators and federal agents executing immigration enforcement actions in L A which have led to more than arrests In latest days violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles California White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced in a announcement Leavitt recounted NBC News that Trump is federalizing part of California s National Guard that would otherwise summary to Gov Gavin Newsom Presidents have the authority to do so under limited circumstances Newsom slammed Trump s move calling it purposefully inflammatory and mentioned it will only escalate tensions LA agents are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment s notice Newsom wrote on X We are in close coordination with the city and county and there is at the moment no unmet need This is the wrong mission and will erode society trust he commented The White House on Saturday revealed no signs that it was preparing to deescalate the situation On the contrary Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth threatened to deploy U S Marines in addition to the members of the National Guard If violence continues working duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized they are on high alert he posted on X Trump to deploy National Guard in response to Los Angeles immigration protestsTrump says Elon Musk will face serious consequences if he backs Democratic candidatesMusk appears to delete a few explosive X media posts amid feud with TrumpTrump not interested in call with Musk White House official saysMusk says SpaceX will decommission Dragon spacecraft after Trump threat or notTrump calls Elon Musk CRAZY floats cutting establishment contracts for his companiesElon Musk blasts Trump Without me Trump would have lost Trump speaks with Xi will resume talks between U S and China over tariffsTrump admin blocked from deporting Colorado suspect s family lawyer blasts medieval tactic Trump in a social media post wrote 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 Executive will step in and solve the obstacle RIOTS LOOTERS the way it should be solved Trump spent Saturday night attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship match at the Prudential Center in Newark N J The White House also published a formal memo from the president to the secretary of defense attorney general and secretary of homeland measure To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Regime of the United States the memo stated In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America I hereby call into Federal organization members and units of the National Guard Vice President JD Vance called the protestors insurrectionists in a post on X Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers while one half of America s political leadership has decided that limit enforcement is evil Vance wrote Labor leader David Huerta president of the SEIU California was injured Friday when he was arrested while observing the protests The Homeland Measure Department alleged that Huerta was obstructing federal officers
