Members of the California National Guard arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday morning after President Donald Trump signed a memorandum deploying 2,000 troops to the city to quell violent protests.
US Northern Command confirmed on X that Guard units had begun deploying, with some troops already on the ground. According to the Associated Press, the initial presence was focused on a small section of downtown Los Angeles, while the rest of the city remained largely unaffected. Guard members were seen staging at the Metropolitan Detention Center, where repeated confrontations with demonstrators have taken place.
The deployment followed a Saturday night post on Truth Social from President Trump, in which he criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their handling of the situation. Trump declared that “radical left protests” would not be tolerated and warned that “masks will not be allowed to be worn at protests.”
