According to Xinhua News Agency, U.S. President Trump said on the 8th about the riots in Los Angeles, California that the federal government "will send troops anywhere." The U.S. military said on the same day that about 500 Marines were on standby.
Trump told media reporters that the protests in Los Angeles were "riots", "we will send troops anywhere" and "will not let the perpetrators get away with justice."
About whether the federal government will send troops to Los Angeles, House Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC: "One of our core principles is to use our strength to maintain peace...I don't think it's a tough way."
The US Northern Command issued a statement on the evening of the 8th saying that 500 Marines stationed south of the Los Angeles area are ready and can be quickly deployed to Los Angeles only after the federal government orders.
On June 7, federal law enforcement officers fired tear gas at the protesters in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Qiu Chen)
The Washington Post reported that a Department of Defense official who asked not to be named revealed that Marines stationed in Twenty-Nine Palm Village, California were on standby.
Trump dispatched 2,000 California National Guard personnel to the Los Angeles area on the 7th without asking for support. The US military said on the 8th that a total of 300 National Guard personnel entered the Los Angeles area that day. Newsom said on the same day that he had asked the federal government to withdraw the order to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles and return the command of the California National Guard to the state government.
