California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) took his frustrations to social media on Saturday as President Donald Trump federalized 2,000 California National Guard troops to quell anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.
Trump sent in the National Guard after two days of rioting in which black-clad radicals attacked federal law enforcement officials who were arresting illegal aliens in the city.
Los Angeles — Far-left rioters have surrounded an ICE facility and are launching explosive devices at it as they escalate their violence for a second night in their insurrection against the federal government. pic.twitter.com/IuMqVckYlX
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
The rioters set fire to cars, tagged federal buildings with graffiti, and attacked federal officers.
In recent days, violent mobs have attacked ICE Officers and Federal Law Enforcement Agents carrying out basic deportation operations in Los Angeles, California.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 8, 2025
These operations are essential to halting and reversing the invasion of illegal criminals into the United States.
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City and state officials did little to stop the violence, other than offering their support for “immigrants” and criticizing the Trump administration.
Newsom was furious — especially after the White House hinted that Marines, too, could be deployed:
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) June 8, 2025
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 8, 2025
This is deranged behavior.
“First Partner” Jennifer Siebel Newsom weighed in, and the governor reposted her comment as well:
These sweeps in Los Angeles and across the country are heartbreaking. They were staged to inflame and intimidate. They instill fear in immigrant families — Californians who work hard, pay taxes, and are essential to the life and heart of our state.
— Jennifer Siebel Newsom (@JenSiebelNewsom) June 8, 2025
Weaponizing protest to justify…
Newsom did little to stop the riots in 2020, when Black Lives Matter activists trashed the city for days.
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