US President Donald Trump said he could trigger an uprising law, a rarely used law that allows active military deployment on American soil, in the middle of the ongoing protests in Los Angeles over the mass arrest.
“If there is an uprising, I would definitely create it. We’ll see,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday in an oval office. “Last night she was terrible and the night was terrible.”
The law, rooted in legislation in 1807, allows the President to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the army to participate in the home enforcement.
The military presence escalates in La
The Pentagon confirmed that 700 US Marines were deployed to Los Angeles and 2,000 National Guard soldiers were mobilized over the weekend. This step comes despite the direct opposition of Governor California Gavin Newsom and the Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, both Democrats.
“We have publicly stated that it is 60 days because we want to ensure that these rebels, robbers and criminals know we are not going anywhere,” Defense Minister Pete HegSeth said during the house hearing.
Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, an acting controller, estimated that the deployment would cost $ 134 million, especially for traveling, housing and food.
Rhetoric
Trump used an increasingly aggressive language to describe the protesters and the situation in California.
“If we spit, intervene and promise you that they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before,” wrote the President on Monday’s night’s contribution to Truth Social.
“If I hadn’t sent to Los Angeles in the last three nights that the once beautiful and great city was burning to the ground right now.”
He also warned that all demonstrators at a Saturday military show in Washington would meet with “heavy force”.
Governor Newsom Slams deployment
Governor Newsom condemned Trump’s actions as politically motivated and authoritarian.
“American marines should not be deployed on American soil to face their own compatriots to meet the upset imagination of the dictatorial president.
He added that California is able to maintain order and accuse Trump of deliberate tension escalation for political profit.
Protests continue in the middle of the immigration procedure
Demonstrations broke out on Friday after more than 40 people were arrested by immigration agents throughout Los Angeles. Activists gathered near the Federal Detaining Center and demanded their release. Although mostly peaceful, there were some clashes.
On Monday evening, in the center of La Lalta Tokyo, protested fireworks shot officers who responded with tear gas.
Trump described demonstrators as “professional agitators and rebellions”.
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Trump allies go after Newsome
When the political tension spread, House spokesman Mike Johnson repeated Trump’s rhetoric and set off for the California governor.
“He (Newsom) should be hoarse and plumage,” Johnson said during the press action.
Meanwhile, Trump publicly called on the arrest of the Newsom and further intensified the constitutional clearing between the state and the Federal authorities.
A rare move in American history
The invoking of the Uprising Act is considered to be one of the most extreme domestic forces that the US President has. Whether Trump eventually evokes, it remains unclear, but its repeated threats and recent military deployment suggest that the possibility is on the table as the riots continue.
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