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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

The President at Fort Bragg: “This anarchy will not stand”

He was at the home of Airborne and Special Operations forces for an early start to commemorations of the 250-year anniversary of the U.S. Army: Trump recognized service members and veterans in the crowd who he said are descendants of famous American servicemen, including relatives of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the poem that became the national anthem, and Joseph Warren, who fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Amid praise for the troops, he also addressed the current state of political unrest in the country. As protests over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s presence in Los Angeles have consumed the city, Trump sent National Guard troops and Marines to the West Coast. “This anarchy will not stand,” he said, likening the domestic dispute to a foreign invasion — one he promised to stamp out (News & Observer). The broader context for the nation, of course, was the violence in southern California: President Trump derided protesters demonstrating over immigration enforcement in California, calling them animals and professional agitators, as he stood in front of uniformed Army soldiers, who at times cheered and applauded during the speech…. “What you’re witnessing in California is a full-blown assault on peace, on public order and on national sovereignty carried out by rioters bearing foreign flags with the aim of continuing a foreign invasion of our country,” Trump said at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. “We’re not going to let that happen…. We will not allow federal agents to be attacked and will not allow an American city to be invaded and conquered by a foreign enemy. That’s what they are,” Trump said. He added of the protesters: “These guys are professionals. These are not amateurs” (Wall Street Journal). Full remarks (You Tube).

Vandalism, Looting Continue to Mark Unrest in Los Angeles

Daily News: Overnight protests again devolved into clashes with law enforcement and looting of some downtown stores though local officials condemned the presence of National Guard and Marine forces as over the top and politically motivated…. Los Angeles’ downtown streets were quiet Tuesday, but officials feared rekindled protests as the day went on. Crews worked to clean up vandalism and get a handful of merchants back on line that were hit by vandals or looters. Monday’s demonstrations featured more vandalism, violence and arrests, with some protesters throwing fireworks and other objects at law enforcement, and authorities responding with tear gas and other less-lethal munitions. Some demonstrators remained on the streets into the early hours Tuesday (Daily News). In the face of all the looting: How are we supposed to believe that we’re dealing with rational actors here? John Sexton: Democrats want you to believe they have a righteous cause, that the protests in LA are all about standing up for a good and noble end. They also want you to believe there is no real lawlessness taking place. On the contrary, they claim calling out the Marines and the National Guard are excessive and unnecessary. Nothing undermines all of these claims quite like the looting of LA businesses. Looting simultaneously shows that a lot of people on the street don’t care about a cause and that additional law enforcement is badly needed. Clearly, for some people, LA has become a free-for-all (post is loaded with clips of the “non-violence”: Hot Air).

Curfew Announced for Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times: The curfew will extend from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. It will apply to the area of downtown from the 5 Freeway to the 110 Freeway and from the 10 Freeway to where the 110 Freeway and the 5 Freeway merge, Bass said. The mayor made the announcement Tuesday evening. She had suggested earlier in the day that she would consider a curfew if violence broke out again. She said the curfew would not be necessary citywide, as the protests have been largely centered in the downtown area. “I wanted to let the city know that I have declared a local emergency and issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles to stop the vandalism, to stop the looting,” said Bass at an evening news conference. Bass said she expected the curfew to last for several days. The decision on when to end it will be made in consultation with law enforcement and elected leaders, she said (Los Angeles Times). Sarah Arnold of Townhall: The decision comes after two nights of widespread looting, prompting local businesses to board up and barricade their storefronts to protect against further damage. Despite repeated claims by Bass and other Democratic leaders that the anti-ICE protests have been “peaceful,” a curfew is now being imposed. Bass acknowledged that 23 businesses have been looted and widespread graffiti has caused significant property damage—yet she continues to describe the protests as non-violent (Townhall). Newsom’s address on Tuesday night: Democracy at a crossroads (Newsom). Mayor Bass: I issued a curfew starting tonight at 8pm for Downtown Los Angeles to stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President’s chaotic escalation If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area. (Bass)

Poll: Nation Supportive Trump Efforts to Restore Order by 20 Percent Margin

59 percent to 39 percent in Insider Advantage poll: What is your opinion of President Trump’s decision in recent days to deploy National Guard and federal military in downtown Los Angeles? • Approve: 59% • Disapprove: 39% • Undecided: 2% (Insider Advantage).

Republican Attorneys General Join in Support of Efforts to Restore Order

Chris Carr, Attorney General for Georgia spoke on behalf of 26 AGs: “We will always defend the right to peacefully protest, but there’s nothing peaceful about arson, assault, and anarchy. If you set police cars on fire, throw Molotov cocktails at law enforcement, and loot businesses, you must be held accountable. “In California, we’re seeing the results of leadership that excuses lawlessness and undermines law enforcement. When local and state officials won’t act, the federal government must. “We stand with law enforcement, we support President Trump’s action, and we will not let chaos take hold in our states.” Republican Attorneys General across the country stand united in condemning: • Violent attacks on law enforcement •The normalization of mob violence as ‘activism’ • Any attempt to delegitimize efforts to restore order • Leaders who put politics above public safety (Georgia). Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Missouri stands with @realDonaldTrump and our law enforcement officers against this chaos. (X). Jason Miyares of Virginia: In 2024, all 50 state attorneys general united to condemn political violence. Today, only 26 had the nerve to speak out against the ongoing political violence in California—all Republicans (X).

Democrats in Denial, Exhibit A: Maxine Waters Claims There Was “No Violence” in Los Angeles

That flat lie comes from the Congresswoman whose district is right there in the southland (Congress). New York Post: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) on Tuesday made the blatantly false assertion that there was “no violence” happening in Los Angeles during the fiery unrest. The left-wing 18-term congresswoman told the enormous whopper during a Capitol Hill press conference as she hit out at the Trump administration for deploying thousands of National Guard members and hundreds of active-duty Marines to try to quell the destructive chaos that has engulfed the city for four days and nights (New York Post). Clip: (X).

Democrats in Denial, Exhibit B: “introspection is now being thrown out the window”

Democrats just did not get the memo from the 2024 election. Patrick Ruffini: Whenever a party loses an election, there seems to be a moment of genuine reckoning and introspection. This happened with the Democrats after the November election. For a moment, they seemed to be asking genuinely what they could do better to appeal to working class voters or young men…. But all that introspection is now being thrown out the window. We are seeing it happen in real time in New York City. As of today, it looks like Democrats in New York City have a choice between a sexual harasser or a socialist (Vote NYC). The sexual harasser: former Governor Andrew Cuomo (Report: New York). The socialist: Zohran Mamdani: a democratic socialist who wants to freeze rent, have the city own grocery stores, and who does not believe in the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state. If Mamdani wins, the city would likely have as its next mayor someone who would be Chicago’s Brandon Johnson 2.0 at best, and who flirts with antisemitism at worst (Ruffini). What about Mayor Adams? Bloomberg: This year, Adams is seeking reelection, but since he chose to run as an independent he won’t face voters until the general election in November. Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa is running unopposed (Bloomberg).

Gov. Newsom and Mayor Bass Are Wrong: The President Has Every Right to Enforce Immigration Violations

They may not like it, but they are either ignorant or lying when they claim he can’t do what he’s doing. Andrew McCarthy: the legal complaints against Trump’s response are specious…. the president has broad authority, under Article II and statutory law, to use force as necessary to suppress unrest that creates violent civil strife and impedes lawful federal functions…. there need not be an actual rebellion — only the danger of one — for the president legitimately to call the Guard into federal service. Moreover, the explicit purpose of the ongoing rioting and mayhem is to thwart the enforcement of the federal immigration laws…. That is to say, federal law is very clear that the president has the authority to use whatever force is required to protect federal functions and facilities… (National Review).

A Convoy Headed for Gaza: “7,000 pro-Hamas activists drawn from several North African countries”

Where did they get that idea of a convoy? Foundation for the Defense of Democracies: More than 7,000 pro-Hamas activists drawn from several North African countries crossed from Tunisia into Libya on June 10, traveling in a land convoy that aims to reach the city of Rafah in Gaza. Organizers of the Soumoud (“Resilience”) Convoy said that their goal was to “bring food and humanitarian aid to Gaza and open a humanitarian corridor.” The land-based convoy began its journey one day after the IDF prevented a group of activists led by the far-left Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg from docking in Gaza on a yacht that was carrying a small amount of aid (FDD). David May: is no surprise that at least one of the organizations involved has raised funds for Hamas. The instability caused by this pro-Hamas effort could lead to friction between the Iranian-backed terrorist group and neighboring Arab governments (FDD).

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A Backlash on Gender: Youngsters Moving Away From the Madness

Gender malleability, gender fluidity, gender guilt and the general sneering at anything resembling traditional gender roles—our upcoming youngsters are moving away from all of that. David Wallace Wells—a man of the left—writes: Gender backlash is here, and before we think through the implications for partisan politics, we need to recognize it as a phenomenon that goes beyond them…. It’s not just in policy or party leadership where you see the shift…. But if politics is downstream from culture, as the now-worn cliché goes, sometimes it’s important just to cast your eyes upstream and consider the flow of the current … as a matter of first principles, I just want to say: The trends are really, really bad (New York Times). Albert Mohler: Here you have someone on the left writing to others on the left suggesting that the moral challenge they face, the cultural challenge they now face is far larger than they could have imagined. But the bigger issue here is the acknowledgement of this theory of history. To put it in the author’s words, he said they had seen a pattern, “Of libertarian drift so natural seeming you might’ve confused it for progressive cultural autopilot.” That’s an admission that they saw just about everything going their way. They thought momentum was on their side and almost like the Hegelian dialectic, they thought that it was so powerful, no force could withstand it. They again, in his words, saw it as something like a progressive cultural autopilot (Mohler).

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