California in Uproar as Newsom Condemns Trump’s Troop Deployment as ‘Deranged Fantasy’

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California in Uproar as Newsom Condemns Trump’s Troop Deployment as ‘Deranged Fantasy’

 

President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to deploy thousands of additional troops to Los Angeles has sparked intense backlash from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who decried the move as fulfilling “the deranged fantasy of a dictatorial president.” As protests against immigration raids surged for a fourth consecutive day, federal forces were sent into the city in an effort to control unrest that has now spread to at least nine other U.S. cities.

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According to military sources, 700 U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines based in Twentynine Palms, California, have been stationed in the area. They join a growing National Guard presence that has doubled in size, now numbering around 4,000 troops. Their mission, officials say, is to protect federal property and personnel, including immigration enforcement agents. However, the move has ignited a political firestorm in California, where state officials argue that President Trump bypassed the legal requirement of securing gubernatorial approval before deploying troops.

 

The state government has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, asserting that the troop deployment violates both the U.S. Constitution and the sovereignty of California. “We have not reached the point where local law enforcement has got beyond its means to deal with the situation,” said LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman during an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. He emphasized that only a “small fraction” of the local population was actively protesting, with an even smaller number involved in criminal acts.

 

Nonetheless, Hochman acknowledged the presence of violence, stating, “Whether it’s burning Waymo vehicles, throwing cinder blocks and bricks at the police, driving a motorcycle into the police, or vandalising – and defacing through graffiti – public and private buildings,” such instances have occurred. Tensions reached a boiling point on Monday evening as hundreds of protesters gathered outside a federal detention center in downtown LA, where undocumented immigrants are being held. Los Angeles police officers responded with stun grenades and gas canisters, while National Guard troops formed a defensive cordon around the building.

 

Among the demonstrators, some hurled objects at law enforcement officers, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. In a further escalation, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi named a man, Elpidio Reyna, who has been accused of assaulting federal agents by throwing rocks. A search warrant was executed at his home, and Bondi stated that Reyna would be added to America’s “Most Wanted” list.

 

The catalyst for the unrest was a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Protests erupted last Friday as news of the raids broke, but the demonstrations have since unraveled into widespread disorder, including freeway blockages, looting, and attacks on self-driving vehicles. The unrest has now reached cities including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Austin, and San Francisco.

Mexico's foreign affairs office confirmed that at least four Mexican nationals arrested in LA since Friday have already been deported. This adds an international dimension to the crisis, further inflaming tensions between immigrant communities and federal authorities.

 

Although President Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act—which would authorize troops to engage directly in civilian law enforcement—the deployment is notable for its rarity. The last instance of National Guard troops being sent to a U.S. city without a governor’s approval occurred in 1965.

 

Amid this intensifying clash between federal power and state sovereignty, a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted before the protests revealed a divided nation: 54% of Americans supported Trump’s deportation policy, while 50% approved of his broader immigration approach. Still, Newsom remains defiant, threatening additional legal action against the Marine deployment and vowing to defend the state's constitutional rights.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC  2025-06-11

 

 

[dinsdale]

Paid protesters supported by the lunatic rhetoric from the left.

[frank83628]

Peacefully burning and looting.

Left up to newsom & bass, they would let it continue, just like the BLM riots were allowed to, newsom & bass should be arrested and jailed for treason.

[pomchop]

Jan 6 hundreds of thugs storming the capital, beat cops, sprayed them with bear spray, threaten to hang pence, stop the counting of votes and force senators to run and hide in fear....Trump did not call out national guard.  Sat on his fat rear and watched it on TV.  Nothing to see there.  Move on.  Oh wait there's more.  After many trials and guilty convictions as well as guilty pleads Trump gives them all a blanket pardon.

 

California protest?  Send in the troops, the guard and declare an insurection. Arrest the governor and lock him up.

 

Says it all.

[flexomike]

8 minutes ago, pomchop said:

Jan 6 hundreds of thugs storming the capital, beat cops, sprayed them with bear spray, threaten to hang pence, stop the counting of votes and force senators to run and hide in fear....Trump did not call out national guard.  Sat on his fat rear and watched it on TV.  Nothing to see there.  Move on.  Oh wait there's more.  After many trials and guilty convictions as well as guilty pleads Trump gives them all a blanket pardon.

 

California protest?  Send in the troops, the guard and declare an insurection. Arrest the governor and lock him up.

 

Says it all.

You don't know what you are talking about regarding the Jan 6th incident, it was Nancy Pelosi that failed to call in the National Guard, get your facts straight if you want to post lies.

[HappyExpat57]

8 minutes ago, flexomike said:

You don't know what you are talking about regarding the Jan 6th incident, it was Nancy Pelosi that failed to call in the National Guard, get your facts straight if you want to post lies.

Soooooo . . . you are saying the president should NOT call out the National Guard?

You DO see the flaw in your "logic," yes?

[blaze master]

20 minutes ago, pomchop said:

California protest?

 

Are you really going to call what's happening a protest? 

 

So disingenuous.

 

Both incidents are a black mark in American history. 

 

Usa usa usa 

[pomchop]

15 minutes ago, flexomike said:

You don't know what you are talking about regarding the Jan 6th incident, it was Nancy Pelosi that failed to call in the National Guard, get your facts straight if you want to post lies.

Maybe do a five second google search...but i highly doubt that facts will convince the cult.

 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-235651652542

[pomchop]

3 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Are you really going to call what's happening a protest? 

 

So disingenuous.

 

Both incidents are a black mark in American history. 

 

Usa usa usa 

Yes both are a black mark....but which is worse?  I pick a violent insurection whose mission was to overthrow the government along with threatening to kill the vice president and speaker of the house.

[blaze master]

Just now, pomchop said:

Yes both are a black mark....but which is worse?  I pick a violent insurection whose mission was to overthrow the government along with threatening to kill the vice president and speaker of the house.

 

Debatable.

 

There has been far more violence in the last couple days when compared to Jan 6. There is no debate about that the video evidence is undeniable.

 

You really believe the few hundred or thousand people would of overturned the American government? 

 

Quite a stretch.

[Dan747]

 While the city burns to the ground Newsome and Bass are looking for their marshmallows…..

Domestic Terrorism Offense Prohibits intentionally or knowingly committing a felony that involves the use of a deadly weapon or infliction of serious injury with the intent to influence state government policy or actions, substantially damage or interrupt public services, intimidate civilians, or further the goals of any terrorist organization. The offense is a Class 2 felony, punishable by up to life in prison. "ACCOUNTABILITY PLEASE!!"

[frank83628]

41 minutes ago, pomchop said:

Jan 6 hundreds of thugs storming the capital, beat cops, sprayed them with bear spray, threaten to hang pence, stop the counting of votes and force senators to run and hide in fear....Trump did not call out national guard.  Sat on his fat rear and watched it on TV.  Nothing to see there.  Move on.  Oh wait there's more.  After many trials and guilty convictions as well as guilty pleads Trump gives them all a blanket pardon.

 

California protest?  Send in the troops, the guard and declare an insurection. Arrest the governor and lock him up.

 

Says it all.

Trump offered Pelosi the nation guard, she turned it down. The 'insurrection' was a set up, the democrat soros paid antifa mob were wearing red hats pretending to be Trump supporters, they were the violent ones,  the maga guys were the ones walking single file through the capital after police opened the doors and let them in.

 

What a coincidence Pelosis daughter was making a documentary on that very same day🤔

 

[dinsdale]

Nazi, fascist, dictator, disappeared, no due process, ICE is the cause, end to democracy, no National Guards, no Marines etc. is all rhetoric coming out from the Democrats to inflame not deescalate the situation. The Dems want these "protests" to spread nationally.

[Tug]

17 minutes ago, Dan747 said:

 While the city burns to the ground Newsome and Bass are looking for their marshmallows…..

Domestic Terrorism Offense Prohibits intentionally or knowingly committing a felony that involves the use of a deadly weapon or infliction of serious injury with the intent to influence state government policy or actions, substantially damage or interrupt public services, intimidate civilians, or further the goals of any terrorist organization. The offense is a Class 2 felony, punishable by up to life in prison. "ACCOUNTABILITY PLEASE!!"

Stop acting like a preteen girl at an Elvis concert that is not the case at all far from it.heres a clue stop sending masked unidentified combat troops around scooping up people and throwing them into unmarked cars,that’s a big part of it.furthermore trump is doing what he can to fan the flames and troll the issue.hes more of a troll than a president he’s a pig and it’s time to flush the toilet.

[StandardIssue]

32 minutes ago, Dan747 said:

 While the city burns to the ground Newsome and Bass are looking for their marshmallows…..

Domestic Terrorism Offense Prohibits intentionally or knowingly committing a felony that involves the use of a deadly weapon or infliction of serious injury with the intent to influence state government policy or actions, substantially damage or interrupt public services, intimidate civilians, or further the goals of any terrorist organization. The offense is a Class 2 felony, punishable by up to life in prison. "ACCOUNTABILITY PLEASE!!"

 

Typical misinformed hyperbole. "LA is under siege" and "city burns to the ground" How does anybody believe such over exaggerated BS.

 

It is one small section of the city while the rest of LA City and county which is thousands of square miles is fine.

 

LA is fine. One SMALL section of the city has protests and some rioting. The size being no more than a  few square miles.

 

So many are fooled by the bullsh!t simpleton, completely over exaggerated language being used by Trump and his right-wing buttlick Fox news. 

 

Want to be "King" Trump tries his best to try to over step his authority in CA.

[morrobay]

The only solution now with this anarchy and looting is martial law with lethal force. End of Story 

[novacova]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

Among the demonstrators, some hurled objects at law enforcement officers

Demonstrators? No.

Rioters is what they are. 
Corrupting language is another indicator of a civilization headed towards ruin.

[EVENKEEL]

I have a novel idea for getting rid of Marines and NG, how abouts the rock and brick throwing, car burning, looting and arsonists idiots go home and back to work.

 

Do that and it all ends. You have to wonder who's funding and orchestrating this mayhem around the country.   

[frank83628]

46 minutes ago, Tug said:

Stop acting like a preteen girl at an Elvis concert that is not the case at all far from it.heres a clue stop sending masked unidentified combat troops around scooping up people and throwing them into unmarked cars,that’s a big part of it.furthermore trump is doing what he can to fan the flames and troll the issue.hes more of a troll than a president he’s a pig and it’s time to flush the toilet.

He's a pig and its time to flush the toilet sounds pretty 'preteen girl' to me

[dinsdale]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

The catalyst for the unrest was a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting Latino neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

Tom Homan has said it wasn't immigration based it was serving warrants in connection to criminal activity involving money laundering and cartels. Radical leftists were contacted and their rapid response activist organisation network swung into action. Result was rioting, looting, arson, destruction of property, assaults on law enforcement etc.

[jas007]

Newsom is mouthing off to please his constituents.  In any event, all he's doing is moving the country closer and closer to martial law. 

 

On the one hand, that's exactly what some of the left want. The first step in starting a civil war. On the other hand, Trump is determined, I think, to nip this in the bud and restore law and order. There's no way he's going to put up with another summer of "mostly peaceful" looting and burning.  

[Mike_Hunt]

Dems:  We love and support riots. 

[Mike_Hunt]

59 minutes ago, StandardIssue said:

 

Typical misinformed hyperbole. "LA is under siege" and "city burns to the ground" How does anybody believe such over exaggerated BS.

 

It is one small section of the city while the rest of LA City and county which is thousands of square miles is fine.

 

LA is fine. One SMALL section of the city has protests and some rioting. The size being no more than a  few square miles.

 

So many are fooled by the bullsh!t simpleton, completely over exaggerated language being used by Trump and his right-wing buttlick Fox news. 

 

Want to be "King" Trump tries his best to try to over step his authority in CA.

Sounds like you watch MSNBC. 

[Tug]

11 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Tom Homan has said it wasn't immigration based it was serving warrants in connection to criminal activity involving money laundering and cartels. Radical leftists were contacted and their rapid response activist organisation network swung into action. Result was rioting, looting, arson, destruction of property, assaults on law enforcement etc.

Ahh nooo it was sparked by a bunch of ice nuckelheads chasing day laborers out of a Home Depot parking lot you know thats were the murder guys hang out with the narco criminals lmao 🤣 ahhh trump and his minions just can’t help themselves.

[impulse]

Yup.  Nuthin' to see here.  Mostly peaceful.

 

 

Trump learned his lesson when he was talked out of deploying the Guard during the Summer of Love, and then when Pelosi declined his offer on Jan6.

 

 

[Mike_Hunt]

3 minutes ago, Tug said:

Ahh nooo it was sparked by a bunch of ice nuckelheads chasing day laborers out of a Home Depot parking lot you know thats were the murder guys hang out with the narco criminals lmao 🤣 ahhh trump and his minions just can’t help themselves.

You love your illegal aliens. 

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, Tug said:

Ahh nooo it was sparked by a bunch of ice nuckelheads chasing day laborers out of a Home Depot parking lot you know thats were the murder guys hang out with the narco criminals lmao 🤣 ahhh trump and his minions just can’t help themselves.

Can you not read? Obviously not. All you can do is parrot the narrative. Strange how back in the day those on the right were called morons. This has shifted very firmly to left and you're an excellent example.

[Mike_Hunt]

2 minutes ago, impulse said:

Yup.  Nuthin' to see here.  Mostly peaceful.

 

 

Trump learned his lesson when he was talked out of deploying the Guard during the Summer of Love, and then when Pelosi declined his offer on Jan6.

 

 

This all the left is good for.  

[Hanaguma]

A lot of the violence is caused by the stupid concept of sanctuary cities or states. If the local police contacted ICE when they arrested a scumbag without a visa, it would be an easy matter to hold him until he could be transferred to the feds and deported. BUT, if they release him, then ICE is forced to look for him at work, at home, etc. WHich causes more disruption and chaos. Also results in more arrests, because scumbag illegals often hang out with other illegals. Plus lets many of them flee, only to reoffend.

Great strategy, Governor.

[Chomper Higgot]

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Paid protesters supported by the lunatic rhetoric from the left.

Let’s see you produce the evidence to back your claim that people are being paid to protest.