Marines Deployed to Los Angeles to Calm Uprising

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On Monday, the Trump administration mobilized 500-700 Marines in California to try to quell ongoing protests.

The Marines are part of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, based at Twentynine Palms, California. U.S. Northern Command said Sunday the unit was on “prepared to deploy status” in case the Defense Department needed them.

Before they were deployed, President Trump was asked if he would utilize the Marines and his answer was a non-committal, “We’ll see what happens.”

I mean, I think we have it very well under control,” Trump told ABC News. “I think it would have been a very bad situation. It was heading in the wrong direction. It’s now heading in the right direction.”

On Sunday, the administration deployed 2,000 National Guardsmen to help local law enforcement try to contain what became a raucous uprising.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office posted on social platform X expressing displeasure at the move.

“From our understanding, this is moving Marines from one base to another base. At this time, the information we have is that Marines are not being deployed (there is a difference between that and being mobilized). The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented — mobilizing the best in class branch of the U.S. military against its own citizens,” the post said.

However, Trump defended the decision and issued a warning to protesters.

“IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT,” Trump wrote. “Such disrespect will not be tolerated!”

Federal law prohibits the use of the military to carry out local law enforcement duties unless the president invokes the Insurrection Act.

 

 

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