President Donald Trump on Thursday morning commended the National Guard and Marines for putting Los Angeles police members “in a position to effectively do their job” amid violent anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests.
Trump during the weekend ordered the deployment of roughly 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to Los Angeles following protests over his stepped-up enforcement of immigration laws.
“Los Angeles was safe and sound for the last two nights. Our great National Guard, with a little help from the Marines, put the L.A. Police in a position to effectively do their job. They all worked well together, but without the Military, Los Angeles would be a crime scene like we haven’t seen in years,” Trump posted Thursday morning on Truth Social.
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