California Lt. Governor says Los Angeles riots are 'generated by Donald Trump'

California Lieutenant Gov. Eleni Kounalakis insisted the ongoing anti-ICE riots happening successful Los Angeles connected Sunday were a nonstop effect of President Donald Trump’s actions.

Riots broke retired successful Los Angeles connected Friday and Saturday arsenic migration officials carried retired raids to region individuals illegally residing successful the city. On Saturday, Trump deployed the National Guard to quell the violence, though California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the president of simply wanting a "spectacle."

Kounalakis, a Democrat, echoed Newsom’s sentiment connected "CNN Newsroom" by suggesting the demonstrations were peaceful and manageable earlier Trump was involved.

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California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis described the authorities of affairs successful Los Angeles connected CNN arsenic anti-ICE riots continued for the 3rd time successful a row. (Screenshot/CNN)

"What started yesterday was astir 400 protesters successful 2 abstracted locations. 400 altogether, and section instrumentality enforcement was perfectly susceptible of managing those kinds of protests," Kounalakis said. "So bringing successful the National Guard, threatening present to bring successful the Marines, this is simply a situation that is being ginned up and generated by Donald Trump for much of his governmental theater. It‘s profoundly concerning that helium is attempting to rile radical up successful this way." 

Kounalakis added that the "biggest concern" was the ongoing raids conducted by the Trump medication successful large cities similar Los Angeles. She claimed radical who are lone being "profiled" arsenic undocumented immigrants were "being swept up successful them."

"It is not what I deliberation astir radical thought erstwhile the president said that helium was going to spell aft convulsive criminals, going into kitchens and rounding radical up and asking for their papers, detaining them. That's truly the precursor to it all."

She continued, "But adjacent arsenic radical are voicing their disagreement with that, calling successful the National Guard successful the mode that helium did was not necessary. Absolutely overkill and seems to present beryllium escalating the occupation due to the fact that of Donald Trump‘s actions."

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Police officers basal amid teardrop state during a protestation against national migration sweeps successful downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 8, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole (REUTERS/Daniel Cole)

Kounalakis besides revealed a suit volition apt beryllium filed against the Trump medication for the deployment.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt defended the president sending successful the National Guard successful an X post connected Monday, saying, "Gavin Newsom did thing arsenic convulsive riots erupted successful Los Angeles for days." She went connected to accidental that the politician "was excessively anemic to support the city."

The riots entered their 3rd time successful California connected Sunday, forcing officials to unopen down the 101 Freeway.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said 500 Marines are connected a "prepared to deploy" presumption and 2,000 California Army National Guard soldiers person been placed nether national bid and control. There are presently 300 members of the California Army National Guard’s combat squad deployed successful respective locations.