“Donald Trump has manufactured a crisis and is inflaming conditions. If he can’t solve it, we will. To the bad actors — Violent acts will not be tolerated. You will be arrested. You will be prosecuted,” the post reads. “You are doing more than just damage to buildings and property. You are damaging the very foundation of our republic. Democracy is in the balance. Donald Trump is using you as an excuse to militarize a city and circumvent our democracy. To the many, many peaceful protesters —we want to keep you safe. We want you to exercise your fundamental rights. And to our law enforcement on the streets— that are enforcing the laws respectfully and responsibly—we want to keep you safe as well. But Donald Trump needs to pull back. He needs to stand down.”
There’s just one problem with that, as WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt notes in a post of her own.
Gavin Newsom did nothing as violent riots erupted in Los Angeles for days.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 9, 2025
Federal law enforcement officers were attacked by violent radicals and illegal criminals waving foreign flags because Governor Newsom was too weak to protect the city.
The Los Angeles Police Chief has… https://t.co/kuoBOs4rUJ
But don’t take her word for it, let’s see what Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell, who is “no friend of ICE.”
TWO really important things: The police chief (who’s no friend of ICE) admits these protests have been violent since the first night. The National Guard did not arrive until 4am on the morning of the third day. So yes, these riots were riots before Trump “escalated” it by…
— Natalie Jean Beisner (@NJBeisner) June 9, 2025