During a fiery address delivered Tuesday from Fort Bragg, President Donald Trump portrayed the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles as an assault by outsiders and promised aggressive federal intervention to bring the city under control.
Speaking before a crowd at one of the country’s most prominent military bases, Trump declared that Los Angeles was under siege following several days of violent demonstrations that erupted in response to immigration enforcement operations carried out by ICE agents.
“This anarchy will not stand,” Trump said. “We will not allow federal agents to be attacked, and we will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy.”
He went on to condemn the demonstrators in harsh terms, characterizing them as hostile operatives waving the emblems of other nations.
“What you’re witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order and national sovereignty, carried out by rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country,” Trump said.
Trump’s speech drew loud reactions from the assembled troops as he referred to California Governor Gavin Newsom and former President Joe Biden, both Democrats. He encouraged the soldiers to jeer when their names were mentioned.
Trump has already mobilized about 4,000 National Guard members from California and dispatched an additional 700 active-duty Marines to the city to suppress the violence, despite warnings from Newsom and other Democratic leaders who argue that the deployment could further inflame tensions.
Trump continued to paint the protests as a symptom of broader issues with immigration, echoing themes he’s repeated throughout his presidency.
“What you’re witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order and national sovereignty, carried out by rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country,” Trump said.
He drew comparisons to the migrant crises faced by Europe, implying the continent was also failing to manage the consequences of porous borders.
“As the entire world can now see, uncontrolled migration leads to chaos, dysfunction and disorder,” Trump said. “And you know what? They have it in Europe too. It’s happening in many of the countries of Europe. They better do something before it’s too late.”
Throughout the address, Trump framed the protests not just as civil unrest, but as an existential threat to American security—one he said he was determined to confront head-on.

{Matzav.com}