There are a number of reasons why the Trump administration is sending the military to contain the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles. We discussed the politics of the action last night on the No Spin News. Hope you saw that.

 

But here's a motivation rarely discussed. During the George Floyd riots in Minneapolis in the spring of 2020, 520 individuals were charged with serious crimes. You may remember the city was on fire, billions of dollars in damages, scores of people hurt, looting out of control.

 

Well, out of the 520 cases, all but 26 were dismissed. The accused walked. The liberals that run Minnesota did not want to punish miscreants.

 

President Trump believes the exact same thing will happen in Los Angeles.  Few will be charged. Governor Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass don't blame the lawbreakers; they blame the President for the riots.  The thinking is that ICE should not even exist; most deportation efforts should cease.

 

In addition, relatively few violent protesters did time after the Rodney King riots in 1992 when President Bush the Elder used the military to stop the carnage in LA.  I was there; it was a dangerous and harrowing public safety situation.

 

The Insurrection Act of 1807 gives all presidents the power to use the military when local authorities cannot ensure public safety.  Like now.  In Los Angeles.

 

See you this evening for the No Spin News.