What began as a routine series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles last week quickly spiraled into one of the most violent episodes of urban unrest in recent years. And while federal agents were rounding up criminal aliens, leftist agitators were lighting the city on fire — literally.
This isn’t 2020. President Trump is in charge again, and this time, law and order will be restored.
LAPD Chief McDonnell when asked if National Guard is needed: “This thing has gotten out of control.”
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 9, 2025
The ICE operations, which targeted individuals with outstanding deportation orders — including violent felons, gang members, and repeat immigration violators — were lawful and carefully executed. But they became a trigger for mass lawlessness. As the weekend unfolded, Los Angeles descended into chaos.
- Cars torched
- Federal buildings defaced
- Law enforcement officers attacked
- Freeways blocked
- Driverless vehicles set ablaze for spectacle
The footage is harrowing, and the message from the radical left is clearer than ever: they are not interested in reform—they want resistance.
Yet, despite clear signs of escalating violence, California’s Democrat leaders argued that the federal government was the problem. Governor Gavin Newsom, Mayor Karen Bass, and former VP Kamala Harris all rushed to microphones to condemn President Trump, not the rioters.
They claimed that deploying the National Guard was unnecessary, that it would “inflame tensions,” and that local law enforcement was equipped to manage the situation.
Look at this https://t.co/yZ6WYhyCFR
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 9, 2025
But LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell told a very different story — and perhaps the most honest one of the weekend:
“This thing has gotten out of control.”
His words undercut every talking point offered by Democrat leadership. When your city is on fire, your officers are under siege, and your resources stretched beyond capacity, it’s no longer time for politics — it’s time for action.
President Trump acted decisively. Using federal authority, he deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles and placed 500 Marines on standby. Their mission is narrow: protect federal property, assist ICE operations, and restore control. Not escalate. Not provoke. But defend the rule of law when state and city officials refuse to do so.
Gavin Newsom: Trump is manufacturing this crisis
Karen Bass: People are protesting peacefully
Rob Bonta: There is no emergency
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell: We are overwhelmed … There is no limit to what they are doing to our officers
pic.twitter.com/uUAfufErEI— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) June 9, 2025
This isn’t new. History remembers similar federal actions — in Little Rock, Mississippi, and Alabama — where local authorities stood in the way of law enforcement and the federal government had to step in. That’s what’s happening now.
Democrats can call it political theater. But the burning cars, injured officers, and stormed government buildings tell a different story. One that the nation is watching — and will remember.
