LA Mayor calls on protesters to not throw things at officers<\/h3>\n\nDuring a press conference on Sunday, LA Mayor Karen Bass told protesters that throwing things at officers or blocking a freeway was going too far. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cYou\u2019re going to suffer the consequences of doing that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cI don\u2019t want people to fall into the chaos that I believe is being created by the administration,\u201d Bass added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nWATCH: Waymo on fire amid protests in Los Angeles<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n\u2018They spit, we hit\u2019, says Trump<\/h3>\n\nDonald Trump in a social media post on Sunday, called the demonstrators “violent, insurrectionist mobs” and said he was directing his cabinet officers “to take all such action necessary” to stop what he called “riots”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/div>Police fire non-lethal weapons at activists hiding behind a makeshift barricade during protests sparked by immigration raids in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 June 2025 (EPA)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\nSpeaking to reporters in New Jersey, he threatened violence against demonstrators who spit on police or National Guard troops, saying “they spit, we hit\u201d. He did not cite any specific incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n“If we see danger to our country and to our citizens, it will be very, very strong in terms of law and order,” Trump said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nNamita Singh<\/span>9 June 2025 04:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nCalifornia governor calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful<\/h3>\n\nCalifornia National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday to help quell a third day of protests over president Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement is unlawful, said the state’s Democratic governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nGavin Newsom said he requested the Trump administration withdraw its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles County, calling it unlawful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe governor accused Trump of trying to manufacture a crisis and violating California’s state sovereignty. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n“These are the acts of a dictator, not a President,” he wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nThe White House disputed Mr Newsom’s characterisation, saying in a statement that “everyone saw the chaos, violence and lawlessness\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nNamita Singh<\/span>9 June 2025 04:06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nTrump orders law enforcement to \u2018liberate\u2019 LA from \u2018migrant invasion\u2019 amid clashes over ICE raids<\/h3>\n\nThe president took to Truth Social on Sunday, where he promised that \u201cthe Illegals will be expelled\u201d and that the city would be \u201cset free,\u201d as troops confronted demonstrators on the streets of downtown LA \u2013 using tear gas and \u201cless lethal munitions\u201d to disperse crowds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nRead more from Mike Bedigan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nWATCH: Protesters attempt to fan back tear gas at police<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 03:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nKamala Harris says deploying National Guard was ‘dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos’<\/h3>\n\nFormer vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said in a statement that she was \u201cappalled\u201d by what\u2019s going on on the streets of Los Angeles, her hometown. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nShe argued that deploying the National Guard was a \u201cdangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 02:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\nReporter sees LAPD officers ‘shove women to the ground without provocation’<\/h3>\n\nJames Queally, a reporter for the LA Times, <\/em>noted on X<\/a> at about 7pm ET that \u201cIn the last 20 or so minutes I\u2019ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man\u2019s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim directly at a protester\u2019s head (which I\u2019m 99% is a policy violation).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nHe also noted that two motorcyclists were detained after they \u201cended up near the skirmish line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 02:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\n‘No need to federalize troops,’ LA mayor says<\/h3>\n\nLA Mayor Karen Bass argued on CNN on Sunday that there was \u201cno need to federalize troops.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cTo have this here is really just a provocation and something that was not needed in our city,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nGustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 01:40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
During a press conference on Sunday, LA Mayor Karen Bass told protesters that throwing things at officers or blocking a freeway was going too far. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re going to suffer the consequences of doing that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want people to fall into the chaos that I believe is being created by the administration,\u201d Bass added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Donald Trump in a social media post on Sunday, called the demonstrators “violent, insurrectionist mobs” and said he was directing his cabinet officers “to take all such action necessary” to stop what he called “riots”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, he threatened violence against demonstrators who spit on police or National Guard troops, saying “they spit, we hit\u201d. He did not cite any specific incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “If we see danger to our country and to our citizens, it will be very, very strong in terms of law and order,” Trump said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Namita Singh<\/span>9 June 2025 04:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n California National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Los Angeles on Sunday to help quell a third day of protests over president Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement is unlawful, said the state’s Democratic governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gavin Newsom said he requested the Trump administration withdraw its order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles County, calling it unlawful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The governor accused Trump of trying to manufacture a crisis and violating California’s state sovereignty. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n “These are the acts of a dictator, not a President,” he wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The White House disputed Mr Newsom’s characterisation, saying in a statement that “everyone saw the chaos, violence and lawlessness\u201d. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Namita Singh<\/span>9 June 2025 04:06<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The president took to Truth Social on Sunday, where he promised that \u201cthe Illegals will be expelled\u201d and that the city would be \u201cset free,\u201d as troops confronted demonstrators on the streets of downtown LA \u2013 using tear gas and \u201cless lethal munitions\u201d to disperse crowds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Read more from Mike Bedigan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 04:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 03:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Former vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said in a statement that she was \u201cappalled\u201d by what\u2019s going on on the streets of Los Angeles, her hometown. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n She argued that deploying the National Guard was a \u201cdangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 02:30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n James Queally, a reporter for the LA Times, <\/em>noted on X<\/a> at about 7pm ET that \u201cIn the last 20 or so minutes I\u2019ve seen LAPD officers shove women to the ground without provocation, rip a sign out of a man\u2019s hand and then swing a baton into his leg and raise a less-lethal launcher to aim directly at a protester\u2019s head (which I\u2019m 99% is a policy violation).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n He also noted that two motorcyclists were detained after they \u201cended up near the skirmish line.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 02:00<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n LA Mayor Karen Bass argued on CNN on Sunday that there was \u201cno need to federalize troops.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cTo have this here is really just a provocation and something that was not needed in our city,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Gustaf Kilander<\/span>9 June 2025 01:40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWATCH: Waymo on fire amid protests in Los Angeles<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\u2018They spit, we hit\u2019, says Trump<\/h3>\n
<\/div>California governor calls Trump National Guard deployment in LA unlawful<\/h3>\n
Trump orders law enforcement to \u2018liberate\u2019 LA from \u2018migrant invasion\u2019 amid clashes over ICE raids<\/h3>\n
WATCH: Protesters attempt to fan back tear gas at police<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Kamala Harris says deploying National Guard was ‘dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos’<\/h3>\n
Reporter sees LAPD officers ‘shove women to the ground without provocation’<\/h3>\n
‘No need to federalize troops,’ LA mayor says<\/h3>\n