‘LA would have been completely obliterated’: Trump justifies deploying National Guard in California; says governor should ‘thank’ him

US President Donald Trump on Monday justified his determination to deploy National Guard in California amid the continued unrest in Los Angeles. In a publish on Truth social, Trump stated that his administration will all the time do what is required to maintain our residents secure.“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal with the violent, instigated riots in California. If we had not done so, Los Angeles would have been completely obliterated. The very incompetent “Governor,” Gavin Newscom, and “Mayor,” Karen Bass, should be saying, “THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU ARE SO WONDERFUL. WE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU, SIR,” Trump said.“Instead, they select to misinform the People of California and America by saying that we weren’t wanted, and that these are “peaceful protests.” Just one take a look at the images and movies of the Violence and Destruction tells you all you have to know. We will all the time do what is required to maintain our Citizens SAFE, so we are able to, collectively, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he added.This comes as downtown Los Angeles became the epicenter of chaos and confrontation as protests against US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown boiled over into violence, with police deploying tear gas, rubber bullets, and flashbangs to subdue demonstrators.Protesters set self-driving cars ablaze, blocked the 101 freeway, and clashed with law enforcement late into Sunday night, leaving parts of the city scorched and on edge.The flashpoint came after Trump took the extraordinary step of deploying the National Guard to California without the consent of the state’s governor, an act not seen in decades. More than 300 troops arrived over the weekend, with 2,000 authorised and 500 US Marines on standby.Meanwhile, California governor Gavin Newsom told MSNBC that he will file suit on Monday against the Trump administration and called its order “an unlawful act, an immoral act, an unconstitutional act.” By Monday morning, greater than 150 individuals had been arrested in Los Angeles alone. The streets downtown have been suffering from scorched automobiles, shattered barricades, and graffiti-smeared buildings, proof of a metropolis pushed to the brink.