President Donald Trump has deployed about 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles after protests over immigration arrests turned violent. At least three people were reported injured, including two sheriff’s deputies and a union leader arrested for obstruction.
The decision came after roughly 350 to 400 people gathered Friday and Saturday to protest immigration arrests in downtown Los Angeles and nearby Paramount. Demonstrators clashed with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, with some throwing Molotov cocktails and chunks of concrete, burning a car, and defacing a building. Officers released tear gas, pepper spray, and flash-bang explosives. ICE reported 118 arrests last week in Los Angeles, including five people the agency said were tied to criminal organizations.
The president nationalized California’s Guard using Title 10 authority, which placed him at the head of the chain of command. In this case, he bypassed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to do so, an approach last taken in the Civil Rights era (see here).
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I’m sure those concrete blocks and fire bombs were ‘mostly peaceful’.
I try to watch WCTV for local news and weather. Not anymore, I watched CBS news repeatedly report that the protests were peaceful. Over and over again… you could see cars burning and concrete being thrown and CBS insisted it was peaceful and mostly the Presidents fault.
So, unless Julie starts off with a mea culpa at 5 today, I’m done with WCTV because everyone at CBS news is lying scum, even the ones that live in Leon County.
Bye Bye
P.S. Its long past time for Julie to retire. I remember when she sat next to Frank Ranniky for cryin out loud. Let someone else nod their head and smile for a few decades why don’t cha?
ALL DAY YESTERDAY, the Media and the Democrats were saying this was a PEACEFUL PROTEST. I guess when Pelosi’s Husband was bashed in the Head by an intruder with a HAMMER, they considered that a PEACEFUL GREETING.