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This is footage from today in MacArthur Park. Minutes before, there were more than 20 kids playing — then, the MILITARY comes through. The SECOND I heard about this, I went to the park to speak to the person in charge to tell them it…
It's outrageous and un-American that we have U.S. Marines who are trained to kill foreign soldiers overseas, deployed in our American city.
On the 6 month anniversary of the LA wildfires Donald Trump decided to send troops on horseback to round people up on soccer fields instead of delivering what LA actually needs — the emergency aid that he continues to play games with. What…
It is outrageous and un-American that we have federal armed vehicles in our parks when nothing is going on in the parks.
The Republican budget would kneecap sports and gambling by making Americans pay taxes on gambling losses. This is deeply unfair.
The world needs to see the troop formation on horses walking through the park, in search of what?
Armored vehicles. Tactical gear. Military-grade weapons. All for the show. This isn't security—it's intimidation. And it has no place in our communities.
We will not be afraid and we will not be divided. We will stand TOGETHER.
I met some of the children who had to leave the park today because of a military-style operation designed to strike fear in the heart of our city today. We will not be afraid and we will not be divided. We will stand TOGETHER.
They need to leave and they need to leave right now.
I absolutely think they are, and we’ve been working together, along with the councilperson. These problems can’t be solved overnight.
So, what problem were they here to solve? We didn’t ask for them to come.
It is outrageous and un-American that the federal government that seized our state's National Guard.
attempted to block the federal incursion in California and later filed a lawsuit against Trump.
They need to leave because this is unacceptable.
What I saw in the park today looked like a city under siege, under armed occupation.
I was horrified. What went through my mind was those occasions when I would travel overseas and see a city or a country under siege by their military in preparation for a coup. That’s the imagery that I had in my mind.
The world needs to see the troop formation on horses walking through the park, in search of what? In search of what? They’re walking through the area where the children play.