Recent polling indicates that a significant majority of U.S. voters endorse President Donald Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles.
A survey carried out on Monday by RMG Research, which included 1,000 registered voters, revealed that 52% either “strongly” or “somewhat” support Trump’s action to deploy troops in response to the ongoing street protests.
Conversely, 42% expressed disapproval of the deployment, while 7% remain undecided, as first reported by the Daily Signal.
Riots broke out in Los Angeles on Friday following operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leading President Trump to initially send 2,000 National Guard troops, with an additional 2,000 dispatched later. The unrest persisted into Monday night, resulting in the arrest of over 100 rioters.
In this deployment, the primary objective of the National Guard is to protect federal property and ensure the safety of federal personnel.
When voters were surveyed regarding their approval or disapproval of immigration officials’ efforts to locate and apprehend illegal immigrants in Los Angeles, 57% of respondents indicated they either strongly approve or somewhat approve, while 35% disapproved, and 9% were uncertain, according to the outlet.
On Tuesday, Trump stated that Los Angeles would be “burning to the ground” had he not ordered National Guard troops to assist during the recent anti-ICE protests. He subsequently criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, for their management of the L.A. wildfires earlier this year.
“If I hadn’t ‘SEND IN THE TROOPS’ to Los Angeles over the past three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now, similar to the 25,000 homes that were destroyed in L.A. due to an incompetent Governor and Mayor – Incidentally, the much more challenging, time-consuming, and rigorous FEDERAL PERMITTING PROCESS is nearly complete for these homes, while the straightforward City and State Permits are disastrously delayed and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE! They are a complete disaster.
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman has also diverged from the majority of his Democratic colleagues regarding their defense of the Los Angeles riots and their attempts to assign blame to Trump.
On Monday, Fetterman utilized social media to express his disapproval of Democrats for placing illegal immigrants above federal immigration officials who uphold the law against individuals residing in the U.S. unlawfully, especially those with serious criminal convictions.
In a post on X that featured images of the violence resulting from the riots in Los Angeles, which have plagued the city for several days, the freshman senator from Pennsylvania emphasized his support for peaceful protests, rather than violence against law enforcement and the destruction of property.
“I unapologetically advocate for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that,” Fetterman stated. “This is anarchy and true chaos. My party forfeits the moral high ground when we fail to denounce the burning of cars, the destruction of buildings, and the assault on law enforcement.”
In the meantime, Attorney General Pam Bondi has conveyed a strong message to those rioting and protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations in Los Angeles.
During an interview on Fox News with anchor Sean Hannity, Bondi remarked that Los Angeles “resembles a Third World country” amidst the riots and disorder in the city due to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
“What we are going to do is enforce the law, irrespective of their actions. Look at the situation out there; it resembles a Third World country, and it is not. It is the United States of America. We will not tolerate it,” Bondi asserted.
The attorney general further announced that the Department of Justice would pursue federal prosecution against individuals who assault state and federal law enforcement officers.
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