US President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to send troops of nautical infantry and national guard to California city of Los Angeles to there suppressed protests against immigration policy.
In a speech to the soldiers in Fort Bragg, North Karolína Trump said that Current events in California are “a total attack on peace, public order and national sovereignty performed by troublemakers with foreign flags.” He stressed that “generations of army heroes did not pour out their blood on distant banks to watch how our country is destroyed by the invasion and injustice of the Third World.”
According to AP Trump described the city of Los Angeles as a “junkyard” with “whole neighborhoods under control” of criminals And he said that the federal government “will use all available means to suppress violence and restore law and order”. “We will free Los Angeles and again make it free, clean and safe,” added Trump.
These emotional words were heard from Trump’s mouth after left the open option of applying the uprising law – an exceptional legal instrument that allows the President of the US to deploy armed forces in the United States in case of violence, uprising or to enforce federal law.
Trump’s visit to Fort Bragg, where approximately 50,000 active soldiers live, followed by his decision to deploy 700 naval infantry members and 4000 National Guard soldiers, to suppress street protests against his immigration policy.
The Republican President said that The deployment of the army was needed to protect federal property and personnel. However, the Democrats led by the government of California said that this step is the abuse of power and unnecessary provocation. Street demonstrations in southern California take place from Friday when Activists got into struggles with Sheriff’s representatives.
In North Carolina, Trump and US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth participated in long -planned 250 celebrations. watched the soldiers show off the attack of special units on the building and use a long -range rocket launcher. It was the first of a series of celebrations before a big tour in Washington on Saturday.
Fort Bragg is located near the city of Fayetteville in North Carolina and serves as a headquarters of special operations of the American army, While there are units known as green berets and 82. A plate regiment.
