The Los Angeles riots have taken a sinister turn after a man’s body was found on the sidewalk following a night of looting and chaos. Police were called to the scene near a looted T-Mobile shortly after 1:30 a.m., where they discovered his body. An LAPD spokesperson said they are investigating the matter and it is unclear if his death was related to protest activity.
On Monday, a mystery donor was caught on camera passing out gas masks and riot shields from her Ford F-150 to protesters in the streets as the National Guard was stationed nearby.
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Trump claims the city would have been ‘completely obliterated’ if he had not deployed the Guard.
F*ck*ng fool Trump!!!
Military announces new measures in LA as protests turn deadly: Live
LIVE UPDATES: The military is set to stay in Los Angeles for 60 days after Monday marked a fourth day of destructive anti-ICE protests.
The Trump White House has been demanding many, many more deportations, but hasn’t been getting enough of the “worst of the worst” it is supposedly targeting.
So, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resolved to target the more abundant “not so bad.”
Going after whatever murderers and rapists actually did cross the southern border was one thing most people can applaud. Going after people who are just seeking to make an honest living was sure to trigger protests.
But Donald Trump always welcomes any opportunity to justify his fearmongering about chaos in the streets—and what better place than a deep-blue state like California, which is headed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom (whom Trump always calls Newscum)?
Even relatively minor disturbances could be hyped into a pretext for Trump to deploy active-duty military, as he wanted to do when Black Lives Matter staged protests outside the White House during his first term. He was dissuaded from doing so in 2020 by the combined objections of Attorney General William Barr and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, but always expressed regret about not sending in troops—even though the peaceful D.C. protesters were cleared with unnecessary brutality by federal law enforcement officers.
Trump is now getting another chance, this time with an attorney general and secretary of defense who only know to utter variations of, “Yes, Sir! Only you can save the nation, and thereby save civilization!”
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A number of white ICE vehicles that exited the area were pelted with rocks by protesters. Video of that prompted Trump’s new FBI director to further hype the disorder by putting a rock-thrower on the agency’s 10 Most Wanted List.
Rock thrower wanted? Dead or alive? LOL!!!
On Saturday, Trump issued an executive order deploying a state’s national guard without the governor’s approval, which has not been done in more than half a century. Trump ignored Newsom’s warning that it would only inflame the situation. Trump said he was sending in 2,000 California guardsmen and women, but only around 300 were immediately dispatched. Trump went online to declare that he and his team had saved the day.
“A once great American City, Los Angeles, has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Now violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations — But these lawless riots only strengthen our resolve. I am directing Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, in coordination with all other relevant Departments and Agencies, to take all such action necessary to liberate Los Angeles from the Migrant Invasion, and put an end to these Migrant riots. Order will be restored.”
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“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California,” Trump said. “If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated.”
He went on, insisting “Newscum” and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass should be saying, “THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR.’”
The guy is off in Lala Land!
A senior law enforcement source who had dealt firsthand with Trump suggested to the Daily Beast that the commander–in-chief was excited by the very possibility of being able to send active-duty military against protesters.
“That’s what gives him a boner,” the source said.
Opinion: How ICE’s L.A. Raids Spiraled Into the ‘Riot’ Trump Thirsted For
The Trump White House has been demanding many, many more deportations, but hasn’t been getting enough of the “worst of
“We are going to have troops everywhere,” Trump said after touching down on Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday. “We are not going to let this happen to our country.”
Sieg, heil! Herr Donald is der neue Sieg!
President Donald Trump warned there will be “troops everywhere” when asked if he will take more action if the LA protests continuie to rage – amid fears that martial law may be declared.
In a directive Saturday, Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy federal service members when there is ”a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
“We are going to have troops everywhere,” Trump said after touching down on Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday.
Trump warns ‘we are going to have troops everywhere’ after ICE protests
“We are going to have troops everywhere,” Trump said after touching down on Air Force One in New Jersey on Sunday. “We are not going to let this happen to our country.”
AG Bonta says the state’s sovereignty was “trampled” by Trump when he ordered the National Guard to the immigration protests in LA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state is suing the Trump administration, claiming President Donald Trump illegally federalized the National Guard to confront protesters in Los Angeles.
The clashes between protesters and law enforcement “is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Newsom wrote on social media Monday morning.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom suing Trump administration over National Guard deployment
The clashes between protesters and law enforcement “is exactly what Donald Trump wanted,” Gov. Newsom wrote on social media Monday morning.
Donald Trump’s eldest sonposted a meme on X of a Korean-American business owner inspecting a rifle on a rooftop in reference to the Los Angeles riots of 1992, which erupted in response to the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers caught on video beating Black motorist Rodney King.
The angry scenes that ensued saw some members of the local Asian diaspora take up arms to defend their businesses from looters and vandals.
Jr. is a “chip off the old block” — no class, no brains, no compassion.
Trump Jr adds fuel to LA crisis suggesting ‘Rooftop Koreans’ should shoot protesters
President’s son mocks demonstrators as tensions in California city continue
Donald Trump on Sunday evening raged against California Democrats, demanding they issue an apology.
Trump weighed in the protests in Los Angeles, which are related to Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts in the state.
After a day of tense stand-offs between protesters and authorities, the president took to his own social media site, Truth Social, to send a message to California Governor Gavin Newsom and other locals.
Referring to Newsom by a derogatory nickname, Trump said, “Governor Gavin Newscum and ‘Mayor’ Bass should apologize to the people of Los Angeles for the absolutely horrible job that they have done, and this now includes the ongoing L.A. riots.”
As usual Trump shows no class whatsoever.
“These are not protesters, they are troublemakers and insurrectionists. Remember, NO MASKS!” Trump raged over the weekend.
In a follow-up post, Trump simply stated, “Paid Insurrectionists!”
‘Paid Insurrectionists!’: Trump demands California Democrats ‘apologize’
Following up on her Wednesday report on how [“Goebbels”] Miller and Donald Trump’s war on immigrants is “reshaping” the focus of what crimes should be prioritized, NBC’s Julia Ainsley told the hosts of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that the abrasive [“Goebbels”] Miller is increasingly angering other members of the administration.
The little Hitler thinks he runs everthing!
Stephen Miller facing revolt from Trump’s DOJ over his demands: NBC News
Lyons has advocated for the agents, who operate in plain clothes with their faces covered and, often, in unmarked cars. “I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks, but I’m not going to let my officers and agents go out there and put their lives on the line, their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is,” the official stated at a news conference in Boston, Massachusetts.
F*ck*ng liar! It has nothing to do with safety, everything to do with fear and intimidation. These Gestapo tactics must end! At the very least, any legitimate police officer should be identified by a badge or blazer with their agency name and a unique identifying number.
The head of ICE defends his agents’ heavy-handed approach during raids: ‘They and their families have received death threats on social media’
Todd Lyons, the head of immigration enforcement, boasts about an operation in Boston that took nearly 1,500 people into custody in May
Donald Trump blew up on Truth Social over a claim from author Michael Wolff that his crusade against Harvard is personal.
Wolff, author of several books about the president, claimed on The Daily Beast Podcast last week that Trump “didn’t get into Harvard” and is now targeting the university out of revenge.
Trump has gone after the university with gusto, freezing its federal funding, threatening its tax-exempt status and moving to block it from enrolling international students.
The president claimed Wolff’s story is “totally FALSE” and insisted he never applied to the Ivy League school.
Or maybe it was Barron:
According to Wolff, a running joke in White House circles held that Trump’s war on the prestigious school stemmed from the rejection of another Trump: his youngest son, Barron.
Or perhaps just a figment of Michael Wolff’s imagination?
Trump Rages at Claim He Launched Harvard War Because He Didn’t Get In
Not too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law, limiting the power of government, and protecting individual liberty. Then came Donald Trump.
The Trump administration is a thugocracy, and the Republican Party he controls supports him each step of the way. Almost every principle to which Republicans once professed fealty has been jettisoned. The party is now devoted to the abuse of power and to vengeance.
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The significance of this shift can hardly be overstated. A party that formerly proclaimed allegiance to the Constitution and the rule of law, warned about the concentration and abuse of power, and championed virtue, restraint, and moral formation has been transmogrified. The Republican Party now stands for everything it once loathed.
The Unconstitutional Conservatives
Not too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law, limiting the power of government, and protecting individual liberty. Then came Donald Trump.
