President Donald Trump has been widely praised for swiftly deploying National Guard and U.S. military troops to the Los Angeles area to assist law enforcement in quelling the anti-ICE riots that have occured for weeks.
But according to reports, he's also taking a lot of criticism, mostly from the left. Axios reported that "every" Senate Democrat has demanded that Trump remove all military forces from the Los Angeles area.
The president made the decision to deploy the troops after it became painfully apparent that local law enforcement was outmatched, at least numbers-wise.
The National Guard and a contingent of U.S Marines have played a crucial role in helping safeguard local citizens and their property while radical, wacky liberals continue to rage in the streets over ICE deportations, or something.
Sen. Alex Padilla reportedly led the entire Senate Democratic caucus in penning a letter to President Trump demanding that he remove the military presence from the city at once.
The outlet noted:
The letter from Padilla and 46 other Senate Democrats asked Trump to "immediately withdraw all military personnel that have been deployed to Los Angeles in recent day."
"Respect for our Constitution and for our civilian law enforcement demands nothing less," the Democratic senators wrote, even as rioters continued to loot, burn and destroy property across the area.
The Trump administration notched a massive legal win this week after a federal appeals court ruled that his military intervention in the area could continue, as the Trump administration said that the troops would not be involved in arresting anyone, only serving to protect federal property and personnel.
Now that the anti-ICE riots have spread to other cities, like Atlanta, the president said he hasn't ruled out taking a similar troop deployment approach to affected areas.
The Democratic caucus wrote to Trump, asking that he "cease any further threats of deploying National Guard or other active duty military personnel into American cities absent a request from the Governor."
Users across social media largely supported Trump's military intervention in the area, especially as the violence level increased.
Democrats have used the moment as a rallying cry against Trump. However, so far, it hasn't seemed to work.
While the liberal media and their allies try to make the situation as dramatic as possible, Trump only says he wants the situation to die down.
It'll be curious to see if any additional cities devolve into the same chaos that was witnessed across the greater Los Angeles area over the past two weeks.
