Victor Davis Hanson: Gavin Newsom is on the wrong side of LA riots
- Violent protests broke out in Los Angeles starting June 6, 2025, after ICE immigration raids sparked unrest downtown.
- On late June 7, President Trump federally deployed 2,000 California National Guard troops without state consent to control escalating violence.
- Governor Gavin Newsom blamed Trump for worsening violence, dared Border Czar Tom Homan to arrest him, and denied they had spoken.
- The Los Angeles Police Department is facing significant challenges, prompting officials to enforce a nightly curfew starting at 8 p.m. in the downtown area to address the continuing looting and unrest.
- California filed a lawsuit Monday over the Guard deployment, highlighting tensions between federal and state authorities amid continuing unrest.
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Newsom blames Trump for riots as LA mayor orders curfew
(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a formal address Tuesday to the state, blaming President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard late Saturday night after two days of riots and destruction for Sunday and Monday’s more violent…
Victor Davis Hanson Drops the Hammer: Newsom’s Response to L.A. Riots Just Ended His Career
This post was republished with permission from VigilantFo Over the weekend, Los Angeles reached a boiling point. What began as a protest against ICE operations, quickly descended into something more violent. Victor Davis Hanson laid out what happened with brutal clarity. “This weekend we saw rioting in Los Angeles up against ICE for its efforts to apprehend illegal aliens and employers who were hiring illegal aliens.” At first, the crowds were m…
Hageman Blasts Newsom For Putting ‘Rioters Over The Side Of Law And Order’
Harriet Hageman blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday for his response to the immigration riots in Los Angeles. While she stopped short of calling for his arrest, she condemned him for taking “the side of rioters over the side of law and order.”
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