The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented.

This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles.

At no point in the past three days has there been a rebellion or an insurrection.

purposefully inflammatory

When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commander the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation.

This is un-American.

So, Tom, arrest me. Let's go.

We talked for almost 20 minutes, and he barely — this issue never came up.

He’s hoping for chaos so he can justify more crackdowns, more fear, more control.

Go right ahead.

If you deploy the National Guard, it’s going to be very incendiary, and things are going to erupt, and that creates a public safety problem.

In dynamic and fluid situations such as the one in Los Angeles, State and local authorities are the most appropriate ones to evaluate the need for resources and safeguard life and property.

This is a day I hoped I would never see in America.

The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented.

The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior.

He’s a tough guy. Why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me.

These are the acts of a dictator, not a president.

Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.