‘THEY SPIT, WE HIT’ — Trump Sends A Message To ICE Agitators in LA
Hours after sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles, President Donald Trump promised repercussions for protestors who spit on police officers.
Speaking to reporters alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New Jersey before boarding Air Force One, the president criticized the protestors’ methods.
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On Saturday, he authorized the deployment of at least 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles in response to demonstrations over ICE raids on employers. Trump told reporters that he is considering invoking the Insurrection Act in response to the riots and chaos.
Below is a transcript of the exchange via Grabien:
Reporter 1: “Are you prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act.”
Trump: “Depends on whether or not there’s an insurrection.”
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Reporter: “You think there is, sir?”
Trump: “No. No. But you have violent people. And we’re not going to let them get away with it.”
Reporter 2: “Mr. President, do you think if Democrats continue to side with illegal aliens over law enforcement that they’ll ever be able to win a national election again?”
Trump: “I love this guy. I think — that is a great — who are you with?”
Reporter 2: “Breitbart News.”
Trump: “Great group, Breitbart. Great group. I think that you’re going to see some very strong law and order.”
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Reporter 2: “And do you have a response to CNN’s Dana Bash suggesting that this wasn’t a real riot in Los Angeles?”
Trump: “Is that what she said? Oh, I think it was a riot. I think it was very bad. It was covered really as a riot by almost everybody.”
Reporter 2: “Mr. President, on Camp David, sir, what is the purpose of your meeting in Camp David over the next 24 hours?”
Trump: “We’re going up to Camp David, we have meetings with various people about very major subjects that we thought we’d do in a Camp David, with probably better security there than any place. We’ll be meeting with a lot of people, including generals, as you know, and admirals.”
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Reporter 2: [inaudible question]
Trump: “No, no. But we’ll be meeting with military people and others.”
Reporter 3: “Any foreign visitors at Camp David?”
Trump: “I can’t say that.”
Reporter 4: “Even if you don’t plan to invoke the Insurrection Act, do you plan to send troops to Los Angeles?”
Trump: “What?”
Reporter 4: “Even if you’re not planning to invoke the Insurrection Act, do you still plan to send troops?”
Trump: “Well, we’re going to have troops everywhere. We’re not going to let this happen to our country. We’re not going to let our country be torn apart like it was under Biden and his Autopen.”
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Reporter 4: “What is the bar for sending marines to — “
Trump: “The bar is what I think it is. I mean, if we see danger to our country and to our citizens, we’ll be very, very strong in terms of law and order. It’s about law and order. We’re going to see what we need. We’ll send whatever we need to make sure there’s law and order.”
Reporter 5: “Mr. President, do you foresee those protests spreading to other cities, Chicago, New York, for example, in the next few days?”
Trump: “Well, if there are protests, we’re going to be watching it very closely. And when they spit at people — you know, they spit, that’s their new thing, they spit and worse. You know what they throw at them, right? And when that happens, I have a little statement. They say, ‘They spit, we hit.’ I told them nobody’s going to spit on our police officers. Nobody’s going to spit on our military, which they do as a common thing. They get up to them this far away, and then they start spitting in their face. That happens, they get hit very hard.”
Reporter 1: “[inaudible] official could face federal charges if they stand in the way of the deportations, something that [inaudible].”
Trump: “If officials stand in the way of law and order, yes, they will face charges. Thank you very much.”
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