Trump Hails Guard in LA for Doing ‘Jobs’ of Newsom, Bass

President Donald Trump vowed to step in to do the job of maligned California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass amid the riots in Los Angeles, hailing the quick work of the National Guard and announcing a ban on masks at protests.

“Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes, and unrest,” Trump wrote Sunday morning on Truth Social. “We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their very slow permitting disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable to handle the task.

“These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will not be tolerated.

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