Donald Trump’s “Border Czar” Tom Homan said Saturday the administration is planning to send in the National Guard Saturday evening to quell protests in Los Angeles.
“This is about enforcing the law, and again, we’re not going to apologize for doing it,” Homan said on Fox News. He continued: “We’re already ahead of the game. We were already mobilizing. We’re gonna bring National Guard in tonight. We’re gonna continue doing our job. We’re gonna push back on these people, and we’re gonna [enforce] the law.”
On Saturday night, following Homan’s on-camera remarks, both national Democratic and Republican figures were scrambling to figure out if he was just mouthing off, or if the federal troops were actually on their way, or just … what the hell was going on.
Two Trump administration officials say they learned about the alleged National Guard plans from journalists such as Rolling Stone’s who had reached out to them on Saturday evening, asking for clarification.
Homan did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
“The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) wrote on Bluesky Saturday evening. “That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”
He added, “LA authorities are able to access law enforcement assistance at a moment’s notice. We are in close coordination with the city and county, and there is currently no unmet need. The Guard has been admirably serving LA throughout recovery. This is the wrong mission and will erode public trust.”
The president can request, but not order, a governor to deploy their state’s National Guard. The governor can refuse the request, and Trump would not be allowed under the Constitution to send National Guard troops to California from other states. However, the Trump administration has previously mulled invoking the Insurrection Act, which could allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically, federalize the National Guard, and send in troops to quell uprisings or civil disorder.
Editorializing beyond here:
The Insurrectionist invokes the Insurrection Act.
I mean, I'm sure you know this, but the liberals are willingly blind.
Their worldview fundamentally cannot comprehend that their institutions have crumbled into chaos that they cannot moralize they way into having an 'enlightened' position on.
They cannot comprehend that the system is not equitable with minor tweaks.
That it can completely break.
Sadly, this is all broadly historically predictable far beyond the point of infuriating to anyone with an actually competent understanding of world history.
They cannot comprehend that what they have enabled is not only possible, but presently occuring.
So, the cognitive dissonance override activates.
... cowards.
EDIT: Oh then there's the whole just plain elitism thing for a journo:
If I don't know about it, it isn't happening, because I am a seasoned professional in my field, and certainly I wouldn't be kept from information on highly secretive, illegal, paramilitary operations under taken by my government!
OPSEC? Social Media block outs? Neverheard of em.
... so in addition to coward: clown!