Democratic politician Newsom estimated Trump "hoping for chaos to justify more repression, more fear, more control." “Keep calm. Never usage violence," he called for on X.
Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders went 1 step further, criticizing Trump in a conversation with CNN. He accused the president of "putting the country into authoritarianism" and "wants all power for himself." He besides accused Trump of “not believing in the constitution or in the regulation of law.” He noted that the California politician and the Los Angeles mayors had not requested the support of the National Guard. “ But (Trump) thinks he has the right to do what he wants, ” Sanders added.
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass considers sending the defender to her city to be “unnecessary”. "We tried to talk to the administration and tell them that there is absolutely no request for troops to be on the scene in Los Angeles," said the mayor, quoted by the paper "Los Angeles Times". As she added, the protests that took place Saturday night in L.A. “were comparatively small, with about 100 protesters involved”. "Los Angeles was completely calm all day," she assured. Trump's decision "this is simply a posturing," she said.
“The president did what he had to do”
On the another hand, Trump administration officials stress that the president made the right decision and criticized the California and Los Angeles authorities for failing to act decently in consequence to protests.
— I think the president did precisely what he had to do. “Mike Johnson, president of the home of Representatives, stressed. He accused the politician of California that he "could not or would not" take the essential action on the spot, "so the president stepped in" to deal with the matter.
The head of the Kristi Noem national safety department said Trump directed the defender to Los Angeles to "keep the peace" and "not let the 2020 protests to rerun" in Minneapolis. She felt that the “bad decisions” of the California politician had led to sending the Guard.
In Los Angeles and surrounding areas, a full of around 300 National defender members were deployed on Sunday in connection with protests against the activities of officials of the Immigration and Enforcement Office (ICE). Protests broke out on Friday after an ICE raid on a clothing warehouse where at least 44 immigrants were arrested. On Saturday, White home spokesperson Carolina Leavitt announced that the president had decided to mention 2,000 National defender soldiers to Los Angeles region in connection with the protests.
