The Governor of News belonging to the Democrats estimated that Trump “hopes for chaos to be able to justify more repression, more fear, more control.” “Keep calm. Never use violence” – he appealed to X.
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders went a step further, criticizing Trump in an interview with CNN. He accused the president that he “pushes the country into authoritarianism” and “wants all power for himself.” He also accused Trump of “he does not believe in the constitution or in the rule of law.” He noted that the governor of California or the mayor of Los Angeles did not ask for support of the National Guard. “But (Trump) thinks he has the right to do what he wants,” Sanders added.
The mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass considers sending a guard to her city as “unnecessary”. “We tried to talk to the administration and tell them that there is absolutely no need for the troops to be in Los Angeles,” said the mayor, quoted by the newspaper “Los Angeles Times”. She added that the protests that took place on Saturday evening in LA, “were relatively small, about 100 protesters took part in them.” “Los Angeles was completely calm all day,” she assured. Trump's decision “This is a postpart” – she said.
“The president did what he had to”
On the other hand, representatives of the Trump administration emphasize that the president has made a good decision and criticizes the California and Los Angeles authorities for the lack of appropriate actions in response to protests.
– I think the president did exactly what he had to – emphasized the chairman of the Chamber of Representatives Mike Johnson. He accused the governor of California that “he could not or does not want to” take necessary actions on the spot, “so the president entered” to deal with this matter.
The head of the National Security Ministry Kristi Noem said that Trump directed the Guard to Los Angeles to “keep peace” and “prevent a repeat” from protests in 2020 in Minneapolis. She decided that the “bad decisions” of the Governor California led to sending the guard.
A total of about 300 members of the National Guard were deployed in Los Angeles and around Sunday in connection with protests against the actions of the officers of the Immigration Office and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Protests broke out on Friday after the “Raid” of ICE agents on the clothing warehouse, during which at least 44 immigrants were arrested. On Saturday, a spokeswoman for the White House Karoline Leavitt announced that in connection with the protests, the president decided to refer to Los Angeles to the Foreman 2,000. National Guard soldiers.
