Donald Trump, the 47th POTUS, has taken to his Truth Social page to comment on the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles, where protesters continue to clash with ICE agents

President Donald Trump defended his decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles amid violent protests, saying the move prevented the city from being "completely obliterated." In a Truth Social post,

Over the weekend, Trump federalized the California National Guard in response to dayslong protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles — an action no president had taken since 1965.

President Donald Trump is on the offensive regarding the anti-immigration law enforcement riots in the Los Angeles area by mobilizing the National Guard in California against the wishes of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA),

President Donald Trump has defended his decision to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles, claiming in a post on Truth Social that the city would have been "burning to the ground" without military intervention.

As he returned to the White House today, Trump was asked if border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as Newsom has dared him to do. “I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump told reporters. “I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity.” He added: “I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent.”

Police pushing back protesters, 500 Marines ‘prepared to deploy’ while Trump accused of trying to ‘provoke chaos’ - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says ‘chaos’ in city ‘is provoked by the administration

It’s a familiar playbook for the media-conscious governor who relishes trading blows with his sometime political foe.