Source: Persuasion
by Isaac Saul
“I believe President Trump wants this confrontation. The mayor of Los Angeles is not seeking his help. The governor of California is not seeking his help. Trump is essentially forcing a city and state to let the National Guard in, which strikes me as a huge provocation — though not as huge as suggesting that Los Angeles needs the Marines to dispel protesters. But provocation is the point. The last time a president deployed the National Guard against a governor’s wishes was when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent servicemembers to Alabama in 1965 — to protect civil rights demonstrators. Trump wants the fight. The protesters want the fight. So … we’ll get the fight.” (06/09/25)
https://www.persuasion.community/p/11-theses-on-the-unrest-in-los-angeles