{"id":2447543,"date":"2025-06-15T13:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-cites-few-arrests-in-la-to-say-troops-dont-need-to-be-here-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T13:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T17:04:54","slug":"bass-cites-few-arrests-in-la-to-say-troops-dont-need-to-be-here-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-cites-few-arrests-in-la-to-say-troops-dont-need-to-be-here-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bass cites few arrests in LA to say troops &#8216;don&#8217;t need to be here&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Fbass-cites-few-arrests-in-la-to-say-troops-dont-need-to-be-here-washington-examiner%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=2447543&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>Los Angeles mayor Karen bass has stated that the National Guard and Marine troops deployed to the city are needless, citing a significant decrease in arrests during recent protests. In a television interview, she noted that out of approximately 30,000 attendees, onyl five arrests were made. Bass emphasized that the protests were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-outlets-that-gave-a-pass-to-black-lives-matter-and-antifa-violence\/\" title=\"The Media Outlets That Gave A Pass To Black Lives Matter And Antifa Violence\">largely peaceful<\/a> and insisted that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local law enforcement<\/a> can manage the situation without military support. She observed that the military presence in the city was minimal, with National Guardsmen primarily stationed to protect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-leftists-targeting-federal-ice-facility-in-late-night-protest-videos\/\" title=\"Portland Leftists Targeting Federal ICE Facility in Late Night \u2018Protest\u2019 (VIDEOS)\">federal building<\/a>.This stance contrasts with President Trump&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pick-for-pentagon-policy-chief-opposed-sending-troops-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"Biden Pick for Pentagon Policy Chief Opposed Sending Troops to Southern Border\">deploy troops<\/a>, as he believes their intervention was essential to prevent escalating violence in the city. Bass, who is planning to run for reelection in 2026, compared the current situation to the more tumultuous 1992 riots, claiming that there was &#8220;no comparison.&#8221;  <\/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\">Karen Bass cites few arrests in LA for why federal troops &lsquo;don&rsquo;t need to be here&rsquo;<\/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_2147758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karen-bass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Karen Bass<\/a> continued to assert on Sunday that the National Guard and Marines deployed to her city are not needed as local law enforcement has arrested fewer protesters in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s been a week since President&nbsp;Donald Trump&nbsp;began&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3437910\/national-guard-security-ice-operations-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deploying<\/a>&nbsp;National Guard troops to assist in ending the riots despite the Democratic mayor&rsquo;s claims that the protests are peaceful. In total, 4,000 Guardsmen remain there. Trump has also sent a group of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3436373\/lapd-chief-jim-mcdonnell-department-not-notified-trump-marine-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">700 Marines<\/a>&nbsp;to the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442192\/suspect-identified-shootings-of-minnesota-lawmakers\/\">Suspect identified in shootings of Minnesota lawmakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442140\/michael-madigan-given-7-1-2-years-in-federal-corruption-case\/\">Longest-serving legislative leader in US history given 7 1\/2 years in federal corruption case<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3442053\/two-minnesota-lawmakers-shot-by-suspect-impersonating-police\/\">Two dead as Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot by man impersonating police<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There were a lot of people out, about 30,000. I will tell you that out of that big crowd, five people were arrested. About 30 were given citations. There were injuries on both sides. Officers were injured and so were people that were there,&rdquo; Bass said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2983956&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=664822565a4191434aae9cf45e46b927\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;But I do want to dispel the notion that the military is here. We don&lsquo;t want them here. They don&lsquo;t need to be here. Our local law enforcement have complete control of the situation,&rdquo; Bass said. &ldquo;And I will tell you, the 30,000 people were downtown L.A. There were protests in 15 different locations in our city. I flew over each one of them, and they were overwhelmingly peaceful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bass also claimed that during her helicopter travel over Los Angeles, she didn&rsquo;t see any Marines on the streets. Instead, she saw National Guardsmen largely protecting a federal building. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mayors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">mayor<\/a>, who has lived in the city long enough to remember the 1992 riots, alleged there is &ldquo;no comparison&rdquo; between then and the most recent anti-ICE protests and riots.<\/p>\n<p>Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman, commander of the Los Angeles effort named Task Force 51, said before the weekend that he expected a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3438987\/national-guard-members-detain-los-angeles-protesters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ramp-up\">ramp-up<\/a>,&rdquo; noting that additional protests across the United States are expected.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3438263\/karen-bass-la-riots-national-guard-unnecessary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BASS DOWNPLAYS &lsquo;COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY&rsquo; AID FROM NATIONAL GUARD, MARINES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has stood by his decision to deploy troops and congratulated the National Guard on a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3434847\/trump-thanks-national-guard-job-well-done-la-riots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">great job<\/a>&rdquo; settling the riots. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114664649560601881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"predicted\">predicted<\/a> the city would be &ldquo;burning to the ground&rdquo; if federal troops hadn&rsquo;t intervened.<\/p>\n<p>Bass has announced her plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/infrastructure\/3323520\/karen-bass-admits-felt-terrible-not-being-here-city-fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"run for reelection\">run for reelection<\/a> in Los Angeles in 2026.<\/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_2147758\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147758\"}});<\/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>Karen Bass argues few arrests show federal troops aren&#8217;t needed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2447544,"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\/2024\/06\/Karen-Bass-Los-Angeles.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4283,51930,51221,9689,32076],"class_list":["post-2447543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arrests","tag-bass-2","tag-la-2","tag-troops","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Karen-Bass-Los-Angeles.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447543","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447543"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447547,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447543\/revisions\/2447547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}