Kamala Harris Torches Trump Over Los Angeles Intervention | EUROtoday

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump’s resolution to deploy the National Guard to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles, describing the transfer as a cynical a part of his “cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.”

In a put up on X, previously Twitter, Harris mentioned she was “appalled” over the scenes unfolding within the metropolis.

“Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos,” she wrote. “In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.”

“This Administration’s actions are not about public safety — they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process,” she added.

Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff echoed his spouse’s assertion, noting that Angelenos have the best to make their voices heard.

“Let’s be clear: STANDING UP for others in the form of peaceful protest is not a threat,” he wrote on X. “It’s the exercise of democracy.”

Trump over the weekend took the dramatic step of signing a memorandum to deploy the National Guard within the metropolis, in opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) needs, citing a must “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” throughout protests sparked by immigration raids there. This was the primary time a president has activated the pressure in a state, bypassing a governor, since 1965.

Newsom careworn that town “didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved,” calling on the president to rescind his order. In an interview with MSNBC, Newsom additionally described Trump’s transfer to deploy the Guard as “illegal,” including that he’ll quickly be submitting a lawsuit in opposition to the president. The demonstrations are anticipated to proceed on Monday.

Harris and Emhoff moved to the Brentwood space of Los Angeles following her defeat to Trump within the 2024 presidential election. Harris, a former California legal professional normal, is reportedly weighing a gubernatorial run for 2026 as Newsom can be term-limited after serving eight years within the position. She is predicted to make her resolution by the tip of the summer time.