Speaker Mike Johnson said California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be “tarred and feathered.”

When asked whether Newsom should face legal consequences, Johnson said that’s not his lane.

“I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I’ll say that,” Johnson said at a news conference.

He continued, saying Newsom is “standing in the way” of the administration carrying out federal law.

“He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys,” Johnson said.

On Sunday, Trump threatened to arrest California officials who stand in the way of ICE raids. On Monday, Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Trump to stop them from deploying the California National Guard to stop protests against ICE raids.

Johnson called Newsom’s lawsuit against Trump a “joke.”

“Stop working on your rebranding and be a governor,” Johnson said.

House Speaker Mike Johnson declined to comment directly on whether California Governor Gavin Newsom should be arrested — a controversial idea floated by President Donald Trump — but did not hold back his criticism.

“Look, that’s not my lane. I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he ought to be tarred and feathered. I’ll say that,” Johnson said during a GOP news conference on Tuesday.

Accuses Newsom of siding with ‘bad guys’ Johnson accused Newsom of obstructing federal law enforcement, particularly in the context of immigration raids in Los Angeles that have triggered mass protests and a federal military response.

“He’s standing in the way of the administration and the carrying out of federal law, right? He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys,” Johnson said. “Do your job, man. That’s what I tell Gavin Newsom. Stop working on your rebranding and be a governor. Stand up for the rule of law.”

Backs Trump’s deployment of troops to LA Johnson voiced strong support for Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles, despite fierce objections from California officials.

“President Trump has put his hand on the table and said, ‘Not on my watch,’ and we applaud that, so we’re standing with him,” Johnson said. He added that Trump was acting “fully within his authority” to “maintain order.”

Federal response justified if locals fail, says Johnson Echoing Trump’s stance, Johnson argued that the federal government has a responsibility to intervene when state and local authorities are, in his view, failing.

“We have to maintain the rule of law, and if the state and local leaders are unable or unwilling to do so, it is the job of the federal government to step in,” he told reporters outside the White House.

Trump threatens Newsom with arrest The political conflict escalated after Trump suggested that Newsom should be arrested for defying federal enforcement.

“I would do it if I were Tom [Homan, border czar]. I think it’s great,” Trump told reporters Monday when asked about arresting the California governor. Homan himself had said earlier that no such discussion had taken place.

Newsom calls Trump’s rhetoric ‘dictatorial’ Governor Newsom strongly rebuked Trump’s remarks, calling them authoritarian and dangerous.

“The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor,” Newsom wrote on Instagram, posting a clip of Trump’s statement. “This is a day I hoped I would never see in America.”

On X, Newsom added, “These are the acts of a dictator, not a President. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican — this is a line we cannot cross as a nation.”

A jogger passes by as California National Guards guard Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo Damian Dovarganes)

Los Angeles protests Today Live News Update: US President Donald Trump has defended his decision of sending National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles, claiming that if he hadn’t, “that once beautiful and great city would be burning to the ground right now”. While the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids entered its fourth day in Los Angeles, the demonstrations have now spread across many states. Protests have been reported in Santa Ana, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Louisville, Kentucky, Dallas, Boston, Pittsburgh, Charlotte, Seattle, Washington, and Connecticut, according to a CNN report.

Trump vs Newsom: After US President Trump ordered to double the deployment of National Guard troops and the Pentagon approved the deployment of 700 Marines, California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the move saying Marines are “not political pawns” and terming the step as a ‘blatant abuse of power.’ Newsom also announced that California has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to challenge the deployment. Earlier, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan sparked controversy after suggesting that Governor Newsom be arrested and the Republican president supported the idea, to which Newsom responded saying, “Come, get me”.

Why are people protesting? The Trump administration’s aggressive measure against illegal migrants resulted in immigration raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, which led to clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials in Los Angeles. Intelligence officials believe the protesters are getting fuelled up by several factors, including immigration raids, National Guards deployment among others. The raids have affected garment district workers, day laborers and restaurants, and agents also arrested the president of a major California union, David Huerta, who was serving as a community observer during the raids. Live Updates 21:11 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Mike Johnson declines to back Trump’s call to arrest Newsom, says he ‘ought to be tarred and feathered’ Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson declined to say whether he agreed with President Donald Trump’s call for the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom over his response to protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. “That’s not my lane,” Johnson told reporters on Tuesday, NYT reported. “I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested. But he ought to be tarred and feathered, I’ll say that.” 20:41 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Marines arrive in ‘the greater LA area’ The US Northern Command as per a report by NYT, has confirmed that the 700 Marines, deployed by President Trump had arrived in “the greater LA area” on Tuesday. However, their exact location was yet not clear. 19:48 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faces House committe over signal chat leak Amid Trump administration’s decision to deploy 700 active-duty Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops to the Los Angeles, Defense secretary Pete Hegseth, Tuesday, will make appearance before the House committee over the Signal group chat leak of March. As per a report by NYT, Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota of the committee, criticised the Trump administration’s decision to deploy Marines, calling it “downright escalatory.” “Active-duty military has absolutely no role in domestic law enforcement, and they are not trained for those missions,” McCollum was quoted as saying by NYT. 19:35 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Texas governor says over dozen arrested at ICE protests More than a dozen protesters were arrested during demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Austin, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday. In a post on X, Abbott said that the Austin Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety made the arrests during Monday night’s protests. “Peaceful protesting is legal. But once you cross the line, you will be arrested,” the governor added. Between the Austin Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety, more than a dozen protesters were arrested in Austin.

Peaceful protesting is legal.

But once you cross the line, you will be arrested.

FAFO. @TxDPS — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 10, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js 19:28 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Australian PM calls rubber bullet shooting on journalist in LA ‘horrific’ Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday that he had spoken to the Trump administration about Lauren Tomasi, the Australian television reporter covering the unrest in LA, who was hit with a crowd-control munition by a law enforcement officer on Sunday, NYT reported. At a news conference, Albanese described the footage of the incident as “horrific,” adding, “We don’t find it acceptable that it occurred, and we think the role of the media is particularly important.” 19:19 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: What happened so far President Donald Trump deployed an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles last night, doubling the initial 2,000 sent on Saturday, to address ongoing protests against aggressive immigration policies. A battalion of 700 Marines was mobilised to LA, escalating tensions, with the LAPD, as per The Guardian, noting it was not formally notified, calling the move “a significant logistical and operational challenge.” California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the deployment, stating, “US marines are ‘not political pawns’” and describing it as a “blatant abuse of power,” accusing Trump of “trying to provoke chaos.” Dozens were arrested in California as protests continued, with demonstrations also erupting in at least nine other US cities, including New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. In Austin, Texas, police used nonlethal munitions and detained several people during clashes with hundreds of anti-ICE protesters. 19:12 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Trump defends sending National Guard, says if he didn’t city ‘would be burning to the ground’ US President Donald Trump Tuesday defended his decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles amid anti-ICE protests, even after opposition from California Governor Gavin Newsom. In a post on on Truth Social, he wrote, “If I didn’t “SEND IN THE TROOPS” to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now, much like 25,000 houses burned to the ground in L.A. due to an incompetent Governor and Mayor.” 18:36 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: LA Police says marines arrival a ‘logistical and operational challenge’ After President Trump authorised the deployment of a battalion of 700 Marines to Los Angeles, City’s police chief Jim McDonnell said in a statemen said that the arrival had not been formally notified to them. The Marines’ arrival without coordinating with the police department would present a “significant logistical and operational challenge,”he added, The Guardian reported. Meanwhile, as per reports, Monday’s demonstrations were far less raucous, with thousands peacefully attending a rally at City Hall and hundreds protesting outside a federal complex that includes a detention center where some immigrants are being held after workplace raids across the city. 18:26 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: President Trump to address soldiers today in North Carolina President Donald Trump will address US soldiers on Tuesday, during a scheduled visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, news agency Reuters reported. Home to around 50,000 active-duty soldiers, Trump will visit Fort Bragg for a long-scheduled commemorations of the US Army’s 250th anniversary ahead of a major parade in Washington on Saturday. The visit by president comes after his administration deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles in an escalating response to street protests over his immigration policies. 16:08 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: What are the weapons authorities are using on LA protesters? Police in Los Angeles deployed a range of less-lethal weapons to quell protests that turned violent, including flash-bangs, tear gas, pepper balls, rubber bullets, and beanbag rounds, alongside batons, CNN reported. These tools, designed to incapacitate while minimizing fatalities, can still cause significant injuries, as seen during the 2020 George Floyd protests. Batons, rubber bullets, and beanbag rounds deliver blunt force, while tear gas, pepper spray, and pepper balls irritate the senses. Flash-bangs emit blinding light and deafening sound to disorient crowds. Authorities continue to rely on these methods to manage unrest, despite risks of injury. 14:51 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Thousands take to streets in San Francisco in show of protest against ICE raids Thousands took to the streets in San Francisco on Monday night in a show of protest against ICE. The police said the protests were “overwhelmingly peaceful.” Protesters marched through San Francisco’s Civic Center and Mission neighbourhoods and expressed solidarity with immigrant communities, according to CNN affiliate KGO reports. “At the very end of the night, two small groups broke off and committed vandalism and other criminal acts,” the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement on X. 13:11 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Law enforcement helicopters circling over protest sites Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopters hovered and circled the Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo throughout Monday, CNN reported, citing data from Flightradar24. Earlier, a plane deployed by the California Highway Patrol, along with several helicopters, was hovering over the downtown area. 12:10 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Trump heads to Fort Bragg while facing criticism for deploying military at Los Angeles protests President Donald Trump plans to speak at Fort Bragg on Tuesday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army as he deploys the military in an attempt to quiet immigration protests in Los Angeles. Fort Bragg, located near Fayetteville, North Carolina, serves as headquarters for U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Highly trained units like the Green Berets and the Rangers are based there. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will also be at Tuesday’s event, along with service members, veterans and their families. Trump has promoted the Army’s anniversary as a reason to hold a military parade in Washington, DC, on Saturday, which is also his 79th birthday. Tanks and other vehicles will roll down city streets in a reminder of how the Republican president is reshaping the armed forces after returning to the White House this year. Trump, who sees the military as a critical tool for domestic goals, has used the recent protests in Los Angeles as an opportunity to deploy the National Guard and U.S. Marines to quell disturbances that began as protests over immigration raids. Trump has authorized the deployment of 4,000 National Guard soldiers to the city over the objections of Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom. – AP 12:07 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks, Marine deployment to Los Angeles Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in three separate Capitol Hill hearings beginning Tuesday. Lawmakers also have made it clear they are unhappy that Hegseth has not provided details on the administration’s first proposed defense budget, which President Donald Trump has said would total $1 trillion, a significant increase over the current spending level of more than $800 billion. It will be lawmakers’ first chance to ask Hegseth about a myriad of other controversial spending by the Pentagon, including plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on security upgrades to turn a Qatari jet into Air Force One and to pour as much as $45 million into a parade recently added to the Army’s 250th birthday bash, which happens to coincide with Trump’s birthday on Saturday. Lawmakers may quiz Hegseth on the latest searing images coming out of the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles. Hegseth has deployed about 700 active-duty Marines to assist more than 4,100 National Guard troops in protecting federal buildings and personnel. But there are questions about what the troops will have to do and how much it will all cost. – AP 11:15 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Los Angeles’ image scuffed since ICE raids, protests, with World Cup, Olympics on horizon This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe. Clouds of tear gas wafting over a throng of protesters on a blocked freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical garb raiding businesses in search of immigrants without legal status. A messy war of words between President Donald Trump and Governor Gavin Newsom. Photos captured several Waymo robotaxis set on fire and graffiti scrawled on a federal detention centre building, while videos recorded the sounds of rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades hitting crowds. In a city still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalise LA’s image by sprucing up streets, planting trees and painting murals so LA shows its best face to nations near and far. “It’s about pride,” she’s said. “This is the city of dreams.” Instead, a less flattering side of Los Angeles has been broadcast to the world in recent days. Protests have mostly taken place in a small swath of downtown in the sprawling city of 4 million people. As Trump has activated nearly 5,000 troops to respond in the city, Bass has staunchly pushed back against his assertions that her city is overrun and in crisis. – AP 10:42 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Five Google-owned Waymo robotaxis reportedly vandalised in LA protests Photos of vehicles engulfed in fire have emerged from the protest site in Los Angeles and BBC reports confirm that Google owned robotaxi firm Waymo’s five vehicles have been vandalised during the unrest. However, Google believes the Waymo robotaxis were not targeted intentionally. 10:37 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: LA Police fire rubber bullets at protesters, videos emerge The Los Angeles police moved in on protesters and demonstrators on Monday and fired rubber bullets at the crowd, which were seen dispersing through the LA streets. Videos of police firing rubber bullets at the crowd have gone viral on social media. 10:32 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Trump vows to ‘hit’ any protester who spits on police in LA downtown In one of his first acts of his second term as president, Donald Trump pardoned hundreds of people who attacked the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to try to keep him in office, including those who beat police officers. On Monday, Trump posted a warning on social media to those demonstrating in Los Angeles against his immigration crackdown and confronting police and members of the National Guard he had deployed: “IF THEY SPIT, WE WILL HIT, and I promise you they will be hit harder than they have ever been hit before. Such disrespect will not be tolerated!” The discrepancy of Trump’s response to the two disturbances — pardoning rioters who beat police on Jan. 6, which he called “a beautiful day,” while condemning violence against law enforcement in Los Angeles — illustrates how the president expects his enemies to be held to different standards than his supporters. – AP 10:29 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Heavy law enforcement in Los Angeles, few confrontations reported There is a heavy law enforcement presence in Los Angeles. But as of 2:30 p.m. local time (2130 GMT), there were no confrontations between the marchers and officers. Many officers are outfitted in riot gear and each is carrying about a dozen plastic zip ties with which they can restrain anyone detained. There’s local police, National Guard from California and a few officers wearing FBI patches. Police and TV news station helicopters are providing a constant buzz overhead. Several hundred protesters are gathered in front of the federal building, which is ringed by members of the California National Guard and police officers. – Reuters 10:26 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: California sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment, court filing shows California Governor Gavin Newsom had said the state will sue the Trump administration against the deployment of National Guards in Los Angeles. Now, the California state has said the deployment of National Guard was illegal and violated the state’s sovereignty and federal law, according to a court filing of its lawsuit against the US government. 10:01 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: California Governor Gavin Newsom to ‘surge’ over 800 law enforcement officers California Governor, in a post on X, said that they are working with local partners to surge over 800 additional state and local law enforcement officers. “Chaos is exactly what Trump wanted, and now California is left to clean up the mess. We’re working with local partners to surge over 800 additional state and local law enforcement officers to ensure the safety of our LA communities,” Governor Newsom said. 09:54 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: US military says 1,700 National Guard troops now in Los Angeles area The United States military has said that about 1,700 National Guard troops are now active on the ground in the Los Angeles area after they were deployed by US President Donald Trump to maintain law and order. 09:49 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: LA Mayor says National Guards deployment ‘a provocative move’ In a press briefing on Monday evening, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that the deployment of National Guards in LA downtown by the US President Donald Trump is a “provocative move” and the troops were not needed in LA. “I was trying to make the case that the National Guard was not needed here. I was trying to make the case that (if) the National Guard came here, it would be a provocative move, and it would be like a deliberate attempt to create disorder and chaos in our city,” Mayor Karen Bass said, Reuters reported. Mayor Bass informed that she has been in contact with the Trump administration but not the Republican president. 09:40 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: When will 700 Marines arrive in Los Angeles? The Pentagon deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles on the orders of US President Donald Trump, and the Marines based out of Twentynine Palms, are preparing to leave the base and make their way to Los Angeles. Officials have said that Marines could be in Los Angeles by Monday overnight or by Tuesday morning. 09:33 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Immigration arrests by ICE rise to 2,000 per day The US Department of Homeland Security said that the arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have risen to 2,000 per day in recent days, which is far above the daily average of 311 arrests in 2024 under for President Joe Biden. In May, a top White House official and the architect of President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, Stephen Miller, called on the ICE to arrest 3,000 people on a daily basis, Reuters reported. 09:22 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: LA Police chief says Marines deployment by pentagon risks confusion, creates logistical challenges In a joint press conference by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Police Department chief Jim McDonnell, the LAPD head said that the deployment of Marines by the US military is bound to create confusion and create logistical challenges. McDonnell said that the LAPD has been put on tactical alert, and that President Trump “intends to deploy or or has deployed Marines to Los Angeles”. The LAPD chief Jim McDonnell said that the deployment of Marines creates confusion and a logistical challenge is also up in the arm, and that Los Angeles authorities have “decades” of experience managing large scale public gatherings, BBC reported. 09:15 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: US military deploys 700 Marines to LA downtown after National Guards deployment The US military has announced that they are deploying 700 Marines to Los Angeles until more National Guards reach the downtown area, making it another escalation in President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves to counter the massive protests against the immigration raids. The Pentagon confirmed the deployment of Marines to LA downtown to help the federal response to protests against immigration policies and protect the federal infrastructure across the city. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth informed in a post on X that the 700 Marines would be deployed from Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton, located to the south of Los Angeles. 09:06 (IST) 10 Jun 2025 Los Angeles protests LIVE Updates: Pentagon confirms President Trump deploying additional 2,000 National Guards in LA US President Donald Trump is deploying an additional 2,000 National Guard troops in Los Angeles after the protests by demonstrators against the immigration raids intensified, Pentagon has confirmed. Pentagon’s chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said, “At the order of the President, the Department of Defense is mobilising an additional 2,000 California National Guard to be called into federal service to support ICE (and) to enable federal law-enforcement officers to safely conduct their duties,” BBC reported. California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that he will be suing the Trump administration for the National Guards deployment without the state’s approval.

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The Latest: Trump defends National Guard deployment as protests spread to other cities

President Donald Trump is defending his decision to send Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines to Los Angeles, escalating a military presence local officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.

Additional protests against immigration raids are expected to continue in other cities Tuesday.

Here’s the latest:

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Protests over federal immigration raids have sprung up in cities across the US

Although most have been peaceful with marchers chanting and carrying signs, some have resulted in dozens of arrests.

The demonstrations have ranged from gatherings outside of federal office buildings or state capitol buildings, and marches through the downtown of several major cities. A series of so-called “No Kings” rallies were planned Saturday to coincide with President Trump’s scheduled military parade in Washington, DC.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted on social media on Tuesday that the agency would continue its program of raids and deportations despite the protests.

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“ICE will continue to enforce the law,” Noem posted on X.

Armored vehicles block roads in Santa Ana

In Santa Ana, California, armored vehicles blocked the road Tuesday morning leading into the Civic Center, where federal immigration officers and numerous city and county agencies have their offices.

Workers swept up plastic bottles and broken glass. Tiny shards of red, black and purple glass littered the pavement.

Nearby buildings and the sidewalk were tagged with graffiti containing obscenities and Trump’s name crossed out. A worker rolled paint over graffiti on a wall to block it out. National Guard officers wearing fatigues and carrying rifles prevented people from entering the area unless they worked there.

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Few signs of tumult in downtown Los Angeles

A handful of National Guard members are stationed in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center, long guns and wood sticks slung over their shoulders. Occasionally, a passing driver will honk at or heckle them, drawing no response.

News crews are stationed on the opposite side of the street, awaiting the possible arrival of the U.S. Marines. Otherwise, there are few signs of the tumult that has gripped the city in recent nights, aside from the graffiti scrawled across several buildings – “Abolish ICE,” “Amerikkka,” and obscene slogans directed at Trump and federal law enforcement.

At the Walt Disney Concert Hall, workers were busy washing away the graffiti on Tuesday morning.

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Los Angeles deployment to cost at least $134 million and last 60 days, Pentagon says

The deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles will cost at least $134 million and last at least the next 60 days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a senior defense official told lawmakers Tuesday.

“We stated very publicly that it’s 60 days because we want to ensure that those rioters, looters and thugs on the other side assaulting our police officers know that we’re not going anywhere,” Hegseth told members of the House appropriations defense subcommittee.

After persistent questioning from members of Congress, Hegseth turned to his acting comptroller, Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell, who provided the total and said this “is largely just the cost of travel, housing and food.”

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She said the money will come from operations and maintenance accounts.

Speaker Johnson defends Trump on LA protests

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Donald Trump’s handling of protests in Los Angeles and echoed the president’s attacks on Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

“That’s not my lane,” Johnson said in response to a question about whether Newsom should face legal consequences such as arrest.

Johnson, speaking at a news conference at the RNC on Tuesday, continued that Newsom should be “tarred and feathered”– eliciting chuckles from members of House Republican leadership at the press conference — for “standing in the way of the administration and the carrying out of federal law.”

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Thune says ‘federal response’ necessary to protests in Los Angeles

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said Tuesday there were “clear failures on the part of state and local officials” in response to protests over immigration raids in Los Angeles and a “federal response” was necessary.

President Trump has sent thousands of National Guard troops and 700 active duty Marines to quell the protests despite the objections of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and local leaders.

“I don’t know exactly the authorities that they are using,” Thune said, referring to the Marine deployment. “But obviously, there was a security situation out there that needed to be addressed. And I think ultimately the president’s objective is to keep people safe.”

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Head of Marine Corps says battalion is in LA, ready to respond but has not engaged

The commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. Eric Smith, said the battalion deployed to Los Angeles is already there and ready to follow the orders from the U.S. Northern Command, but clarified they have not yet been called to respond.

Smith testified at a budget hearing before senators that those Marines are trained for crowd control, and they would have shields and batons as their equipment. He said they have no arrest authority, and are only there to protect federal property and federal personnel.

When asked by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumental, a Connecticut Democrat, about the danger that Marines would use lethal force that could result in injuries and deaths, Smith said he had faith in them.

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“I am not concerned. I have great faith in my Marines and their junior leaders and their more senior leaders to execute the lawful tasks that they are given.”

Texas authorities appeared to use chemical irritants to disperse a crowd in Austin

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott posted on social media that “more than a dozen protesters” were arrested by city and state police in Austin.

“Peaceful protesting is legal,” Abbott, a Republican, posted on X. “But once you cross the line, you will be arrested.”

Hundreds of protestors organized by the Austin chapter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation gathered near the Capitol on Monday, and moved toward the federal building that houses an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. State officials had closed the Capitol to the public an hour earlier than usual head of the demonstration.

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In Dallas, hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a rally on a city bridge for several hours before police later determined the rally to be “unlawful.” Dallas police said one person was arrested and charges were pending.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis rails against California officials’ handling of protests

DeSantis has often clashed with California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who like DeSantis is a term-limited governor with national ambitions.

“You don’t have the right to just simply opt out of federal immigration law. And I think what’s happened in California is they’re a sanctuary state. They’ve taken the position really uninterrupted for many, many years that they can just ignore the law, they don’t have to cooperate. Well now you have the law being applied,” DeSantis said at a Florida Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

DeSantis said law enforcement officers in Florida are ready to crack down if demonstrations there boil over into riots.

“The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you,” DeSantis added. “And we will make an example of you, you can guarantee it.”

Hegseth refuses to provide lawmakers details on costs of sending Marines to Los Angeles

In a back an forth with the defense appropriations subcommittee’s top Democrat, Hegseth refused to answer basic questions on the cost of deploying Marines to Los Angeles, instead falling back on political talking points.

In a series of questions on the news that Marines would be sent to Los Angeles, House Appropriations defense subcommittee ranking member Rep. Betty McCollum told Hegseth “this is a deeply unfair position to put our Marines in,” she said. “There’s no need for the Marines to be deployed.”

McCollum asked what the cost of the deployment would be. Hegseth deflected on the costs, attacked the decisions of the previous Biden administration instead and talked about illegal immigration.

“Could the Secretary please address the budget” McCollum asked him.

Hegseth again refused to acknowledge McCollum’s question and attacked the politics of the past administration again. McCollum took back her time and Hegseth was instructed by the committee chairman to provide the costs in writing instead.

California Democrats accuse Trump of inciting unrest

Democratic members of California’s congressional delegation are accusing President Donald Trump of creating a “manufactured crisis” in Los Angeles with his orders to send in thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.

“It’s a deliberate attempt by Trump to incite unrest, test the limits of executive power and distract from the lawlessness of his administration,” said Rep. Jimmy Gomez, who organized a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning.

Rep. Jimmy Panetta said that Trump’s decision to send in the military was designed to “give him the image and give him the fight and give him the pictures that he wants.“

Panetta said the delegation would stand with peaceful protesters, but those who are not peaceful are going to pay the consequences.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi contrasted Trump’s actions now with his handling of the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol when law enforcement officers were being beaten.

“We begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it,” Pelosi said.

Trump links protests in Los Angeles to home rebuilding after wildfires

Trump said his decision to “SEND IN THE TROOPS” to Los Angeles spared the city from burning to the ground like thousands of homes after wildfires this year.

He wrote on his social media site that people want to rebuild, and that the federal permitting process is “virtually complete on these houses.”

Trump claimed that “the easy and simple City and State Permits are disastrously bungled up and WAY BEHIND SCHEDULE!” and blamed California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

“People want to rebuild their houses. Call your incompetent Governor and Mayor, the Federal permitting is DONE!!!” he wrote.

Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines

The Pentagon was scrambling Monday to establish rules to guide U.S. Marines who could be faced with the rare and difficult prospect of using force against citizens on American soil, now that the Trump administration is deploying active duty troops to the immigration raid protests in Los Angeles.

The forces have been trained in deescalation, crowd control and standing rules for the use of force, Northern Command said.

But the use of the active duty forces still raises difficult questions.

The Marines are highly trained in combat and crisis response. But that is starkly different from the role they will face now: They could potentially be hit by protesters carrying gas canisters and have to quickly decide how to respond or face decisions about protecting an immigration enforcement agent from crowds.

According to a U.S. official, troops will be armed with their normal service weapons but will not be carrying tear gas. They also will have protective equipment such as helmets, shields and gas masks.

▶ Read more about the Pentagon’s guidelines for the Marines

Los Angeles’ image is scuffed since ICE raids and protests, with World Cup and Olympics on horizon

This isn’t the image Los Angeles wanted projected around the globe.

Clouds of tear gas wafting over a throng of protesters on a blocked freeway. Federal immigration agents in tactical garb raiding businesses in search of immigrants without legal status. A messy war of words between Trump and Newsom. Photos captured several Waymo robotaxis set on fire and graffiti scrawled on a federal detention center building, while videos recorded the sounds of rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades hitting crowds.

In a city still reeling from January’s deadly wildfires — and with the World Cup soccer championships and the 2028 Olympics on the horizon — Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalize LA’s image by sprucing up streets, planting trees and painting murals so LA shows its best face to nations near and far.

“It’s about pride,” she’s said. “This is the city of dreams.”

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Guard deployment is a nearly unprecedented escalation

The deployment appeared to be the first time in decades that a state’s National Guard was activated without a request from its governor, a significant escalation against those who have sought to hinder the administration’s mass deportation efforts.

Protesters clasp hands in front of a line of California National Guard, Monday, June 9, 2025, at a Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo Jae Hong)

The last time the National Guard was activated without a governor’s permission was in 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to protect a civil rights march in Alabama, according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

In a directive Saturday, Trump invoked a legal provision allowing him to deploy federal service members when there is “a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”

Early protests remained peaceful

On Monday, thousands flooded the streets around City Hall for a union rally ahead of a hearing for arrested labor leader David Huerta, who was freed a few hours later on a $50,000 bond. Huerta’s arrest Friday while protesting immigration raids has become a rallying cry for people angry over the administration’s crackdown. He is the president of the Service Employees International Union California, which represents thousands of the state’s janitors, security officers and other workers.

Early protests had a calm and even joyful atmosphere at times, with people dancing to live music and buoyed by Huerta’s release.

Protesters linked hands in front of a line of police officers outside the downtown federal detention center where Huerta was being held. Religious leaders joined the protesters, working with organizers at times to de-escalate moments of tension.

There was a heavy law enforcement presence in the few square blocks, while most in the immense city of some 4 million people went about their normal business on peaceful streets.

Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles

Another 2,000 National Guard troops along with 700 Marines are headed to Los Angeles on orders from President Donald Trump, escalating a military presence local officials and Newsom don’t want and the police chief says creates logistical challenges for safely handling protests.

An initial 2,000 Guard troops ordered by Trump started arriving Sunday, which saw the most violence during three days of protests.

Monday’s demonstrations were far less raucous, with thousands peacefully attending a rally at City Hall and hundreds protesting outside a federal complex that includes a detention center where some immigrants are being held following workplace raids across the city.

Trump has described Los Angeles in dire terms that Mayor Karen Bass and Newsom say are nowhere close to the truth. They say he is putting public safety at risk by adding military personnel even though police say they don’t need the help.

Newsom called the deployments reckless and “disrespectful to our troops” in a post on the social platform X.

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The Associated Press