Golden Finance reported that on June 8 local time, US President Trump expressed his stance on the riots that occurred in Los Angeles, California, declaring that the federal government “will send troops anywhere”. Meanwhile, the US military disclosed on the same day that about 500 Marine Corps personnel were on standby.
When communicating with media reporters, Trump characterized the current protests in Los Angeles as “riots”. He stated firmly, “We will send troops anywhere and will not allow the perpetrators to go unpunished.” This tough statement demonstrates the Trump administration’s determination to quell the riots and maintain social order.
Regarding the key question of whether the federal government will send troops to Los Angeles, Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, responded in an interview with ABC: “One of our core principles is to maintain peace with power…” I don’t think this is a tough measure. His remarks reflect, from the side, a consensus tendency within the US government regarding strategies for dealing with riots.
The US Northern Command issued a statement in the evening of the 8th, clearly stating that 500 Marines stationed south of the Los Angeles area have completed their preparations. As long as the federal government issues an order, they can be quickly deployed to Los Angeles and engage in operations to maintain order. The relevant report of The Washington Post further confirmed that the Marines stationed in 29 Palm Village, California, are currently on standby and ready for dispatch at any time.
The trigger for the recent riots in Los Angeles was the large-scale manhunt for illegal immigrants carried out by federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement in multiple locations of Los Angeles County on the 6th and 7th. This operation aroused strong dissatisfaction among local community residents and led to serious conflicts with law enforcement officers for two consecutive days. Facing the tense situation, Trump signed a presidential memorandum on the 7th without requesting support from California Governor Newsom, and dispatched 2,000 California National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area, aiming to assist federal agency law enforcement officers in carrying out their duties and stabilizing local order. The US military disclosed on the 8th that 300 National Guard personnel had been stationed in the Los Angeles area on that day.
However, Newsom commented on social media on the 8th, criticizing Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to the Los Angeles area. He believes that this move is not out of genuine consideration for local security, but rather “in the hope of more chaos”, and demands that the federal government withdraw the order to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles and return the command of the California National Guard to the state government. In addition, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also posted on social media that the federal government’s deployment of the National Guard after the riots caused by law enforcement officers’ crackdown on illegal immigrants “will only exacerbate the chaos.”
At present, the situation in Los Angeles remains tense. The tough response measures of the Trump administration and the diverse voices of local governments have made the subsequent development of the incident full of uncertainties. All parties are closely monitoring the further development of the situation.
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