Los Angeles is home to a huge immigrant population, and a huge first-gen American population. Angelenos pride themselves on their city’s diversity and inclusivity. So when ICE decided to begin conducting raids with LA, Angelenos were like “hell to the no.” I’ve seen white skater boys glide through tear gas, I’ve seen granola-crunching hippies fight fascism and apparently many of the protests are being organized online. Donald Trump is obviously using all of this to send in the National Guard:
President Donald Trump showed little interest in de-escalating the situation in Los Angeles on Sunday evening as he fired off a charged post calling on administration officials to “liberate” the city from what he called a “Migrant Invasion.” In an extraordinary step on Saturday, the president ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to the area, against the wishes of local leaders, to quash protests that broke out over federal immigration raids at workplaces.
California Governor Gavin Newsom formally asked the Trump administration to rescind the order on Sunday evening, accusing it of deploying troops unlawfully and unnecessarily. Newsom said Trump is “hoping for chaos so he can justify more crackdowns, more fear, more control.”
But Trump poured fuel on the fire with a Sunday evening post on Truth Social, claiming Los Angeles “has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals.”
“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‚” Trump wrote, even though he’d said hours earlier he didn’t think the clashes amounted to an insurrection. He said he was directing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi 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, the Illegals will be expelled, and Los Angeles will be set free,” he wrote. Trump also rolled out quite a specific new catchphrase on Sunday, claiming protesters were spitting at law enforcement. “They spit, we hit,” Trump said. It was somewhat reminiscent of a rhyme he coined during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
People began taking to the streets of L.A. late last week to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and arrests at multiple workplaces—part of Trump’s promise of a deportation crackdown. The Los Angeles Police Department said Saturday the protests had been peaceful, but it was prepared to respond to “any potential acts of civil unrest.” Some demonstrations resulted in tense clashes, with authorities deploying flash bangs and tear gas to disperse crowds. As tensions escalated on Sunday, police reported that some protesters had thrown objects and set cars on fire. Local authorities said the federal response only inflamed tensions.
“Trump is trying to manufacture a crisis in LA County—deploying troops not for order, but to create chaos,” Newsom posted on X Sunday, imploring his constituents: “Don’t take the bait. Never use violence or harm law enforcement.”
I’ve seen many people say “y’all should have voted for Kamala.” While I absolutely agree with that, Californians did vote for Kamala! Angelenos did vote for Kamala! California did not vote for Trumpism! Speaking of, Kamala and Doug live in LA, and she issued a statement on what’s unfolded in recent days. She absolutely warned people last year that this was coming, and I kind of wish her statement started with “I f–king told you so.” I’m also adding the clip of Trump stumbling as he boarded a plane. He’s too old and senile to climb steps, IMPEACH!
My statement on what’s unfolding in Los Angeles. pic.twitter.com/rujs8mrVPK
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 8, 2025
President Trump stumbles while walking up the stairs to Air Force One pic.twitter.com/Z9ZNEKkd7z
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 8, 2025
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
Photos courtesy of Cover Images.
