At 2 a.m. Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump sent congratulations to social media in response to the work of the California National Guard in response to protests against immigration attacks in Los Angeles.
In fact, the guards didn't arrive in the city until later that morning.
“Thanks to the National Guard for doing a good job!” Trump wrote at 2:41 a.m. ET.
After noon (9 p.m. ET), the Northern Command released on X that 300 soldiers of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) soldiers are located near federal property near three locations in the Greater Los Angeles area, far less than 2,000 soldiers of Trump Trump.
The difference prompted US media reports that Trump and his administration's claims of protesting violence have been exaggerated.
MSNBC's Jen Psaki hosted a paragraph The contrast between what the federal government says and what really happens on the ground.
“Trump insists that such a massive upgrade is completely necessary,” Pasky said. The National Guard reportedly arrived in Los Angeles only at 11 a.m. Sunday, more than eight hours after Trump's announcement.
Trump deployed California's National Guard without the consent of California Governor Gavin Newsom, prompting the governor to subsequently sue the federal government's decision.
When will the protests begin in Los Angeles?
Protests in Los Angeles began Friday night at the federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles, where U.S. immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agents detained more than 40 people (including children) in the city-wide attack, according to ABC News.
The Los Angeles Police Department said on X on Friday that “a small group of violent people are throwing large pieces of concrete” and considered the party “illegal”.
Then the officers in riot gear were seen throwing tear gas cans to disperse some of the crowds.
Jay Gray, a senior NBC correspondent, joined Power and Politics as protesters confronted President Donald Trump’s National Guard forces deployed in Los Angeles, with the California governor accusing Trump of “the act of a dictator.” Auditor General Karen Hogan said the estimated cost of Canada's F-35 fighter program has increased from $19 billion in 2022 to $27.7 billion in 2024, partly because the Department of Defense relies on outdated information. In addition, the former Canadian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and international affairs experts discussed whether Canada correctly invites controversial international participants to the G7 summit next week.
Protests and gas station robberies in Paramount, California continued until that day to Saturday – Trump decided on the federal National Guard.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressed appreciation on Saturday X Saturday, calling the protests a “huge national security risk.”
Newsom replied that the federal government helps prevent violence in protests is unnecessary and will only lead to escalation.
What happened after the National Guard arrived?
The case appears to have escalated, according to the Los Angeles Times, when officials fired tear gas and a deadly tour to protesters outside the federal detention center, although it is unclear whether they were training their strength or local law enforcement officers.
Later that day, protesters headed to the highway, blocking traffic. but Reported time The conflict quickly disappeared.
However, in a post about the Truth Society, Trump called the protesters “violent, uprising mobs.”
this Times wrote “Trump administration officials have seized on isolated violence to show that a huge part of Los Angeles is out of control.”
Psaki stressed that since the protests began, an estimated 300 people were detained in the Los Angeles ice attack.
Californians say the protests are largely peaceful and are detained by their family members at the workplace by immigration agents.
A retired teacher, Jose Gallegos, told USA Today that he participated in Paramount protests on Saturday and was hit by rubber bullets from law enforcement.
“We don't have guns. We only have prayers and feathers,” he told the news media.
The upgrade that works for Trump: Experts
Legal scholars and democratic observers say it is beneficial for Trump to politically exaggerate the violent forces associated with immigration protests, as this is one of the issues that the president has broad support for.
“I think the prospect of summoning the National Guard in any way is sincere,” said John Carey, a government professor at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire.
“We have a long and proud tradition of military reservation neutrality and evacuation from politics,” Carey said. “And I don't think this government is committed to this government.”
California will file a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump, who deploys National Guard troops to Los Angeles, the state attorney general said Monday. Trump accused state leaders of being “feared to do anything” in protest against the weekend's immigrant attacks that angered the city.
According to Kim Lane Scheppele, a Princeton professor who studies the new autocracy, the National Guard is a protection that protects states from possible federal promotions.
They were created under the Second Amendment, guaranteeing the militia rights of each country.
Their troops are roughly equivalent to federally operated military forces, such as the Marine Corps (700 of which were also deployed to Los Angeles) – Scheper explained.
“You don't want it to become a civil war…but at least you have a uniformly matched side. This will allow the governor to say no [to federal overreach]With the support of a military force,” the professor said.
Controversially, U.S.C. Chapter 10 – Whether the legal mechanism Trump uses to deploy guards requires the president to consult the governor before federal forces and whether the governor can refuse.
