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Lawmakers are split over who bears responsibility for the chaos in Los Angeles after President Donald Trump federalized the National Guard for the first time in 60 years.
Protests rejecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations erupted in downtown LA last weekend, and the Trump administration ordered National Guardsmen and Marines to the city following days of escalating anti-ICE protests and riots.
“The riots that we are seeing in LA are a direct reflection” of sanctuary city policies, Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., told Fox News Digital.
Republicans have largely condemned the violence in Los Angeles as Democrats accused the Trump administration of escalating tensions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate, has led the Democrats’ rejection of the Trump administration’s action in LA.
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A rioter waves a Mexican national flag next to a car on fire during a protest following federal immigration operations in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 7. (Getty Images)
“We really need to have accountability for the administration that has decided to intentionally uncork this chaos,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., also rumored to harbor 2028 presidential ambitions, told Fox News Digital.
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“The Trump administration owns this,” Ocasio-Cortez added. “The Trump administration, Donald Trump and [White House advisor] Stephen Miller know that when you violently raid elementary schools, Home Depots and start ripping kids out of people’s arms, it’s going to create and stoke social chaos.”
“This administration is intentionally creating chaos,” she said.
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., added fuel to Democrats’ fire on Thursday when he was forcibly removed and handcuffed by authorities…
