Trump takes Los Angeles by storm

Confronted with protests against ICE and its anti-immigration policies, Donald Trump has hardened his aggressive rhetoric against protesters, the mayor of Los Angeles and California governor Gavin Newsom.

Protests have intensified in Los Angeles following President Donald Trump’s order to deploy the National Guard.Authorities and demonstrators have clashed in the Los Angeles area, with unrest beginning last week after dozens of people were detained by federal immigration agents. cnn.it/4kZYcUB

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Over the weekend, Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard without the governor’s approval, referring to the protesters as “paid insurrectionists”.

In an unprecedented about-face, Trump even expressed the wish that members of the U.S. Army Navy be sent to Los Angeles against the protesters, placing 500 Marines on high alert.

The protests erupted in response to a series of coordinated ICE raids in Los Angeles, which were seen as particularly aggressive. Gatherings of protesters quickly formed in the neighborhoods targeted by these operations, notably in Compton.

The anti-ICE protests were quickly labeled by Donald Trump as “migrant riots”, claiming that Los Angeles had been “invaded and occupied by illegal aliens and criminals”.

On Truth Social, he declared that the demonstrators were not mere protesters, but troublemakers and “paid insurrectionists”, calling for their immediate arrest.

Tensions came to a head when some of the demonstrators provoked violent clashes with law enforcement, accompanied by acts of vandalism, fireworks and vehicle burning.

The situation calmed down slightly during the day on Monday, according to local authorities, before flaring up again. For Governor Gavin Newsom, Donald Trump’s actions are only fanning the flames of an already extremely fragile situation.