Headline Roundup • June 11th, 2025
Was Trump’s Decision to Send Troops Into LA Justified?
Donald Trump,Gavin Newsom,Violence In America,Defense And Security,California,Los Angeles,Immigration,Protests,National Guard,US Marines
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles amid unrest over immigration policy has stirred controversy and drawn mixed opinions across the spectrum.
Send In The Troops: The Wall Street Journal (Lean Right bias) published an opinion by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (Right), who penned the infamous New York Times Opinion (Left) article in 2020 advocating for military intervention during the Black Lives Matter protests and unrest. Cotton highlighted a statement from LA’s police chief, who said the violence “overwhelmed” his forces and that “there’s no limit to what they’re doing to our officers.” He referenced his 2020 NYT article and added, “The solution now is the same as I said then: an overwhelming show of force to end the riots.”
Trump’s Fault: An opinion from Zeeshan Aleem of MSNBC (Left) argued Trump’s characterization of the unrest is “a dishonest claim meant to delegitimize protest — and it foreshadows a more sinister power grab.” Aleem argued local authorities could have handled the unrest on their own and added, “Make no mistake: The real escalation here came from Trump.”
Democratic Split: An opinion from Emily Jashinsky of UnHerd (Center) said the unrest has “dangerously split” Democrats. Jashinsky highlighted that Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) called the unrest “true anarchy and chaos” and said Democrats “lose the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.” Jashinsky mentioned a piece from Politico (Lean Left) that said Newsom “has condemned all those things, repeatedly,” but the message he’s currently projecting is “steely-eyed opposition to Trump”. She concluded, “This is the tightrope on which Democrats find themselves balancing. Is it possible to oppose Donald Trump while also looking sane on immigration?”
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President Donald Trump is trying to justify his decision to deploy National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area this weekend by describing protesters broadly as violent “insurrectionists” hell-bent on destroying the city. It’s a dishonest claim meant to delegitimize protest — and it foreshadows a more sinister power grab.
Here’s a quick overview of the events leading up to Trump’s insidious intervention.
The politics of the Los Angeles riots are scrambling Democrats, just as the party has started to regroup in the wake of its November election defeat.
“Anarchy and true chaos” is how Democratic Senator John Fetterman described the scene last night. Elected as a Trump Country progressive, Fetterman is a constant critic of his own party, often from the Right. Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, on the other hand, frequently breaks with Democrats from the Left.
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Violent insurrectionists turned areas of Los Angeles into lawless hellscapes over the weekend, with anarchists setting fire to vehicles, throwing scooters and debris at police, and looting businesses—all while waving foreign flags.
Despite the rising chaos, Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose office likened the riots to a Philadelphia Eagles playoff victory celebration, and Mayor Karen Bass, who refuses to support federal law enforcement, haven’t taken sufficient action to restore law and order.
Meanwhile, incredibly, Democrats and the liberal media have again called this outbreak of violence “mostly peaceful protests,” while in the same breath blaming the riots, arson, and...
