Political Quotes

This is another act of revenge following a long list of political retaliation in the form of firings, the revoking of security clearances and more.

To have armored vehicles deployed on the streets of our city, to federalize the National Guard, to have the U.S. Marines who are trained to kill abroad, deployed to our city — all of this is outrageous and it is un-American.

This happened because the people of Los Angeles stood united and stood strong. We organized peaceful protests, we came together at rallies, we took the Trump administration to court — all of this led to today’s retreat.

The troops have never been involved in crowd control, never involved in the protest. They have been guarding a building.