Another weekend in Los Angeles, another so-called “peaceful protest” that somehow turned into a riot. Broken windows, burning flags, police under assault, businesses vandalized, and the LAPD forced to declare an unlawful assembly. If this is what the left calls “peaceful,” one shudders to think what they’d label an actual insurrection.
But don’t worry, because according to Governor Gavin Newsom and his band of merry Democrats, none of this is the fault of the people actually lighting fires and throwing explosives at police officers. Nope. It’s all President Trump’s fault for daring to send in the National Guard.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) June 8, 2025
Let’s unpack this circus. Over the weekend, agitators—yes, agitators, not “concerned citizens”—took to the streets of L.A. in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement doing what it’s supposed to do: enforcing the law. Apparently, in the eyes of California’s leadership, enforcing immigration laws is a sin punishable by riots.
The LAPD found itself under siege, while the American flag became a convenient target for hatred. Footage shows protestors spitting on it and lighting it on fire, all while chanting predictable expletives about Trump. Vehicles were torched, fireworks hurled at officers—yes, fireworks, because nothing says “peaceful protest” like using pyrotechnics as weapons.
ORDER WILL BE RESTORED. pic.twitter.com/FIGrWdVk7G
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 9, 2025
In steps the National Guard, dispatched by the president to restore order. The Department of Homeland Security made it crystal clear why this was necessary: “Federal law enforcement are working to protect and safeguard American citizens from criminal illegal aliens.” It’s a straightforward mission—one that apparently offends the delicate sensibilities of Governor Newsom, who declared that local law enforcement didn’t need help. That must be news to the LAPD, whose officers were overwhelmed and forced to chase mobs throughout the downtown core.
🚨BREAKING: CNN has FINALLY admitted the city of Los Angeles is in MAJOR trouble.
NO SHI*T..!! Over $10,000,000 in damages so far including 5 Waymo cars. They went on to say: “The city’s in for a rough night.” pic.twitter.com/Go9OPPMrPS
— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) June 9, 2025
Newsom, ever the political opportunist, accused Trump of “manufacturing chaos” by sending in the Guard. Really? It wasn’t the rioters smashing windows, setting fires, and attacking police that created chaos—it was the troops trying to stop them? That’s some Olympic-level mental gymnastics. And of course, Democratic talking heads like Senator Cory Booker doubled down, insisting the protests were mostly peaceful. Sure they were. Just like the “mostly peaceful” scenes from the Summer of Love in 2020, where entire city blocks burned.
Then there’s the tired argument that Trump is being “hypocritical” for cracking down on illegal immigration while having pardoned some January 6 rioters. The two situations couldn’t be more different, but when your goal is political point-scoring, nuance flies out the window. Meanwhile, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said what any sane observer was thinking: sending in the Guard was common sense. “We do remember the summer of ’20,” he reminded viewers. “This can’t happen this time.”
And that’s exactly right. Americans are tired of watching their cities burn while local leaders wring their hands and virtue-signal about the right to protest. There’s a right to protest, and then there’s violent insurrection under the guise of activism. The latter is what unfolded in Los Angeles this weekend.
Nothing says ‘peaceful protest’ like hurling fireworks from behind a tree – next to a girl in a ‘F*CK ICE’ sweater. pic.twitter.com/BRHfWS3Jhy
— Hilton Beckham (@hiltonsbeckham) June 9, 2025
The bottom line is this: law and order is not optional. The federal government has every right—indeed, every responsibility—to step in when state and local leaders abdicate theirs. If Newsom and company won’t protect their citizens, someone has to. And if that upsets the left’s fragile narrative, too bad. The American people deserve safety in their communities, not endless chaos disguised as moral outrage.
