{"id":2445033,"date":"2025-06-09T19:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-la-protests-not-quite-an-insurrection-after-earlier-paid-insurrectionists-comment\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:19:35","slug":"trump-says-la-protests-not-quite-an-insurrection-after-earlier-paid-insurrectionists-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-la-protests-not-quite-an-insurrection-after-earlier-paid-insurrectionists-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says LA protests not \u2018quite an insurrection\u2019 after earlier \u2018paid insurrectionists\u2019 comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-la-protests-not-quite-an-insurrection-after-earlier-paid-insurrectionists-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2445033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>in a recent statement, President Donald Trump clarified his previous remarks regarding the protests in Los Angeles, which he had labeled as involving &#8220;paid insurrectionists.&#8221; He stated that while he wouldn&#8217;t characterize the protests as an outright insurrection, the events could have escalated to that level due to the notable damage occurring. The protests arose in response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerusalem-violence-leads-to-hamas-rockets-on-israel-nine-dead-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Jerusalem Violence Leads to Hamas Rockets on Israel, Nine Dead in Gaza\">violent confrontations<\/a> between demonstrators and law enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>Following the unrest, hundreds of Marines were deployed to Los Angeles. Trump&#8217;s decision to utilize the National Guard faced opposition from local officials, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom, both of whom criticized the move and expressed that it was made without necessary consent. Bass attributed the turmoil to Trump&#8217;s immigration policies, insisting that the city was previously calm prior to the raids. In total, over fifty individuals were arrested during the demonstrations amid claims of escalating violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says LA protests not &lsquo;quite an insurrection&rsquo; after earlier &lsquo;paid insurrectionists&rsquo; comment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2144031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> walked back his comment that the protesters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles<\/a> are &ldquo;paid insurrectionists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t call it quite an insurrection, but it could have led to an insurrection,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;That was a lot of harm that was going on last night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3435503\/left-wing-journalists-support-terry-moran-suspended-anti-trump-administration-post\/\">Left-wing journalists back suspended Terry Moran following anti-Trump administration post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435582\/trump-champions-1000-trump-accounts-babies\/\">Trump champions $1,000 &#8216;Trump accounts&#8217; for children during roundtable with CEOs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3435747\/california-ag-rob-bonta-sues-trump-deploying-national-guard-la-immigration-riots\/\">California attorney general sues Trump for deploying National Guard in LA immigration riots<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Roughly an hour later, hundreds of Marines were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3435916\/hundreds-marines-deploy-los-angeles-ice-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deployed<\/a> to Los Angeles following weekend protests over raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the city. 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(AP Photo\/Eric Thayer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s earlier decision to deploy 2,000 National Guard members was rebuked by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision to deploy the guard without the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-winner-of-last-nights-debate-was-gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"The Real Winner Of Last Night\u2019s Debate Was ...\">governor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s consent.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has accused Newsom and Bass of failing to safeguard the city against rioters, saying &ldquo;law and order&rdquo; must be restored. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we see danger to our country and to our citizens, we&rsquo;ll be very, very strong in terms of law and order. It&rsquo;s about law and order,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Bass blamed the city&rsquo;s civil unrest on Trump&rsquo;s immigration raids.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3435277\/los-angeles-immigration-riots-trump-national-guard-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>LA IMMIGRATION RIOTS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS, TRUMP&rsquo;S RESPONSE, AND MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our city was peaceful before the raids took place,&rdquo; Bass said during a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-six people have been arrested after participating in the protests.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2144031\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2144031\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump clarifies LA protests aren&#8217;t &#8216;quite an insurrection&#8217; after calling protesters &#8216;paid insurrectionists.&#8217; He stated, &#8220;It could have led to an insurrection,&#8221; acknowledging the harm caused<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2445034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-la-insurrection.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52193,56826,56840,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2445033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-insurrection-2","tag-la-protests","tag-paid-insurrectionists","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/trump-la-insurrection.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445033\/revisions\/2445037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}