We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California. If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated. The very incompetent Governor,” Gavin Newscum, and Mayor,” Karen Bass, should be saying, THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR.” Instead, they choose to lie to the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t needed, and that these are peaceful protests.” Just one look at the pictures and videos of the Violence and Destruction tells you all you have to know. We will always do what is needed to keep our Citizens SAFE, so we can, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Fact-Check Summary Trump claims that sending the National Guard was essential to stop violent riots in California, specifically Los Angeles, and suggests the city would have been “obliterated” without federal intervention. In reality, during periods of protest and civil unrest—most notably in 2020—National Guard deployments were decided with close coordination between state and local leaders […]