Protests in California. Donald Trump spoke. “The situation was going in the wrong direction”
Donald Trump assessed in an interview with journalists that The situation in California “was going in the wrong direction and is now heading in the right direction” And again he accused the incompetence of the governor of this state Gavin Newsom. “He destroys one of our best states,” he criticized the Democrat. He noted that the guard had to be directed to Los Angeles to prevail there “law and order”. – I think that the inhabitants of La and California are lucky that we did what we did. We arrived just in time. Something is still there, but not hard – he said.
“If we didn't enter there, this place would burn,” said the president. He declared that “he did not want a civil war in the country”, and “civil war would happen if it were left to people like the” Governor of California, “he continued. He added that the situation in Los Angeles “could lead to rebellion.”
Earlier on Monday, Trump said that on the spot of “Tsar from the border” of Tom Homan would arrest the governor of California for hindering immigrant detention operations.
When asked by journalists, whether he intends to send to Los Angeles sea infantry soldiers, he replied: “We will see what will happen, I think we have it all under control.”
Sea infantry soldiers will protect federal property in Los Angeles
On Monday, a representative of the American authorities said on Monday the Reuters agency that, until the arrival of the rest of the National Guard forces to Los Angeles, about 700 maritime infantry soldiers would be directed to the city. Meanwhile, the US Northern Command confirmed on Monday that about 700 maritime infantry soldiers would protect federal property and staff in Los Angeles in connection with the protests that broke out there on Friday after the immigrants were arrested.
Ok 700 Marines soldiers and approx. 2.1 thousand National Guard soldiers are part of the task group, which has been trained in the field of de -escalation, control over the crowd and applicable rules for the use of force – we read in the North Command (Usnorthcom).
The Gavina Newsoma Governor's office assessed the mobilization of Marines as unjustified. “The level of escalation is completely unjustified, out of place and unprecedented” – emphasized. The office added that soldiers are mobilized against their own citizens.
On Saturday, the president ordered the sending of 2,000 Soldiers of the National Guard to Los Angeles In response to protests that broke out the day before after 44 immigrants detained by federal agents. On Sunday, the US Northern Command announced that about 300 members of the Guard were sent to the city. The decision was criticized by the authorities of Los Angeles and the state of California.
