In the wake of President Donald Trump sending in the National Guard to crack down on rioters who have taken Los Angeles by storm, a series of leftist politicians chimed in to attack Trump and defend the law enforcement-assaulting, car-burning, illegal immigrant-defending rioters as “peaceful protesters.”
Amongst those who did so was Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), who appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, June 8, and alleged that President Trump was trying to “incite” violence against the supposedly “peaceful protests” by hammering the rioters with DHS agents and National Guard troopers.
In those comments, Booker claimed that trying to stop rioters was tyranny that breaks with long American tradition, something that’s untrue and quite a ridiculous claim, as the left has long derided tradition. In any case, he said, “Look, since years before I was born law enforcement knows it’s good when there’s cooperation and coordination. For the president to do this, when it wasn’t requested, breaking with generations of tradition, is only going to incite the situation and make things worse.”
Further, Booker then tried using J6 against Trump, saying, “We are now at a point where we have a president who sat back and did nothing as people stormed our Capitol, viciously beat police and then, when those people who viciously beat police and led to some of their deaths, therefore cop killers, were convicted by juries, he then pardoned them all.”
Still not done, Booker then insisted that the flame-filled riots are “peaceful protests,” saying, “So for him to be talking to anybody right now about responsive law enforcement to protect people is hypocritical, at best. The reality is we see peaceful protests launching in Los Angeles, and again, any violence against police officers should not be accepted, so authorities can handle that.”
Booker went on to insist that Trump is arresting those who are protesting legally or going through the immigration system legally, ignoring that they are here illegally and that the riots are violent and destructive. He said, “Remember, a lot of these peaceful protests are being generated because the president of the United States is sowing chaos and confusion by arresting people who were showing up for their immigration hearings, who are trying to abide by the law. He’s arresting them.”
Concluding, he rambled about who Trump is arresting, again ignoring that they are here illegally. He said, “You see this in communities that are Republican, Trump supporters being outraged that he’s raiding kitchens and arresting people, high schools and arresting people which he said he would not do, focus law enforcement resources on violent criminals and people that are a danger to other Americans.”
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Watch Booker here:
SEN. BOOKER: “The reality is we see peaceful protests launching in Los Angeles.”
Do these people think you’re blind?pic.twitter.com/54tHpW1W1P
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 8, 2025
Booker, however, wasn’t the only one who went berserk over Trump’s reaction to the LA riots. Another leading, hysteric voice was Representative Nanette Barragán (D-CA), who appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, June 8, and also claimed that Trump is targeting peaceful protesters in the city.
Her absurd comments on the matter, given the ongoing, destructive riots, came when show host Dana Bash asked, “Let’s start with the fact that the president ordered National Guard troops to respond in LA County within the next 24 hours. What have you heard about the situation on the ground? What updates are you getting?”
Responding, far-left Barragán insisted that sending in the National Guard is an unnecessary provocation, claiming, “Well, I’ve spoken to the sheriffs on the ground who have said they have things under control. There is no need for the National Guard. They have the manpower that they need. So this is really just an escalation of the president coming into California.”
Continuing, she absurdly insisted that enforcing the law will make the situation worse, saying, “We haven’t asked for the help. We don’t need the help. This is him escalating it, causing tensions to rise. It’s only going to make things worse in a situation where people are already angry over immigration enforcement.”
A bit later, after bemoaning the fact that illegals are being arrested, she described the riots as peaceful, saying, “We are having an administration that’s targeting peaceful protests, people that are there to protest. The president is sending the National Guard because he doesn’t like the scenes. He doesn’t like the scenes of people peacefully protesting.”
Watch her here:
California Democrat Rep. Nanette Barragán calls the Los Angeles riots “Peaceful Protests” on CNN while the network displays a literal car on fire.
Barragán: “We have an administration that is targeting peaceful protests.”
Remarkable. pic.twitter.com/3DDkAciwZa
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 8, 2025
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