I was taken aback as I watched the riots in LA over the last few days.
The facts are clear. President Trump promised that he would address the great danger and harm to America as a result of the invasion of illegals into our country over both our southern and northern borders. This would include blocking the drug trade (including enormous amounts of fentanyl), human trafficking, and terrorists, as well.
To this end, President Trump declared a national emergency to stem the illegal invasion, directed military troops to the border, reinstated the highly effective Remain-in-Mexico policy, completely ended “catch-and-release,” revved border wall construction back up, designated criminal drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations,” and ended birthright citizenship.
As a result, we have the riots in LA we are seeing now. Specifically, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have made arrests of, primarily, criminal illegals in Los Angeles. However, these actions have been denounced by Leftists including anti-American D.C. Judge James Boasberg (a current leader in the anti-Trump Administration Lawfare I’ve addressed in a previous column), California governor, Gavin Newsome, and LA mayor, Karen Bass, who have astoundingly blamed President Trump for the riots!
National Democrats don’t seem to have learned anything about illegal immigration and crime from the sound defeat they received last November. Nevertheless, what typical Americans are seeing in LA right now is mob violence, plain and simple.
The Trump Administration has the unquestioned authority to arrest illegal aliens. Yet, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass have accused ICE agents of “targeting” illegal alien murderers, rapists, and pedophiles. How do you avoid targeting criminals?? It is their complete and reflexive opposition to President Trump that has forced them to side with illegal alien criminals in their communities, as well as the rioters and looters who are committing the violence, over law enforcement officers who are simply doing their jobs. Newsom and Bass clearly believe that in order for the riots to end and the violence to stop, ICE needs to leave, and immigration raids must end.
That’s insane.
Do Democrats really think most Americans are going to reject Pres. Trump’s efforts to restore order and, instead, side with these radicals who loot businesses, torch cars, and attack police and ICE agents with commercial grade fireworks and rocks?
As White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, stated, the highly biased Judge Boasberg and the national Democrat Party “believe the federal government is not allowed to enforce our laws and to arrest and deport illegal alien criminals. They’re attempting to use a violent mob as a weapon against their own constituents to prevent the enforcement of immigration law. This is deeply un-American and morally reprehensible.”
That is what is going on, but of equal importance is, who is funding this?
President Trump has posed the question himself about the rioters who appear well-equipped for their violent demonstrations, announcing an investigation into who is financing the insurrection. Trump has stated that “the people that are causing the problem are professional, paid agitators. They’re insurrectionists. They’re bad people. They should be in jail.”
As a result, the Attorney General and the FBI are making it “a huge priority to identify, locate and arrest those who are involved in organizing, supporting, funding or facilitating these riots.” The disturbances appear “well-orchestrated” and “well-funded,” …. “So, we want to understand who these people are, and where this organization is coming from.” This is important as the protests have spread to additional U.S. cities, resulting in dozens more arrests as demonstrators assault police. (The Epoch Times).
As I wrote about the 2020 riots, the large majority of Americans understand and support freedom of speech and expression even when loud, vulgar, and caustic. However, when the first match is lit and Molotov cocktail or brick is thrown, it is no longer about freedom of speech. It has become a criminal enterprise. That is what we are witnessing. The violence must be stopped, criminal illegals arrested and then deported, and the people funding and organizing it must be exposed and prosecuted.
Thank God President Trump appreciates this threat to our nation and is courageous enough to stop it. Trump stated:
“Generations of military heroes did not shed their blood on distant shores only to watch our country be destroyed by invasion and Third World lawlessness, with rioters bearing foreign flags like is happening in California. As Commander-in-Chief, I will not let that happen.”
Amen.
Shreveport attorney, Royal Alexander, worked in D.C. in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 8 years for two different Members of Congress from Louisiana.