Although protesters injured 10 deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office on the first day of riots alone, the Left has attempted to portray the anti-ICE riots as “peaceful protests” that “America’s Hitler,” Donald Trump, is using as a pretext to call in the National Guard.
The following are some of the most outrageous statements on the topic.
1. Trump is “America’s Hitler.” Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., doubled down on the Democrats’ 2024 campaign’s losing message, telling Saturday’s “No Kings” rally, “Donald Trump is America’s Hitler.” The far-left Democrat and former Fang Fang associate threatened to use nuclear weapons against American citizens in a 2018 social media post.
2. Trump is committing “domestic terrorism.” In the left-wing worldview, law enforcement is terrorism, and left-wing violence is peaceful speech. “I would argue that this is not immigration policy that we’re seeing unfold. This is domestic terrorism,” Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., told CNN.
“Are you saying the ICE raids are domestic terrorism?” asked the apparently shocked CNN anchor, referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Yes, I would argue that you are terrorizing communities,” replied Kamlager-Dove. By the same logic, Eliot Ness terrorized Italian American communities (most of whom were, at least, U.S. citizens).
3. Trump wants to “flex his authoritarian muscles.” Trump has no real interest in quelling lawlessness, Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., told CNN’s Kasie Hunt over the first weekend of the protests. “He wants to provoke a violent reaction because then he wants to use that as an excuse to send in these troops and flex his authoritarian muscles,” she said.
4. ICE agents “are provoking” preexisting riots. Some Democrats accused ICE agents of lying about being attacked. “Video after video has shown that these agents are the ones provoking these protesters and also making up aggression by these protesters that later video shows, people were not aggressive,” claimed Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. In 2019, Castro posted the names of people in his district who donated to Trump, telling MSNBC, “What I would like for them to do is think twice about supporting” the president.
5. Kamala Harris: Trump wants to “provoke chaos.” Former Vice President (and potential 2028 Democratic presidential hopeful) Kamala Harris weighed in on the protests on June 8, saying, “Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division. This administration’s actions are not about public safety—they’re about stoking fear. … And as the LAPD, mayor, and governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful.” But as Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna cited his deputies’ injuries, he described the “big difference between the peaceful protesters and the individuals who are coming out with weapons to attack our folks.”
No word on whether Harris will raise bail for those incarcerated.
6. “There was no violence”? In a classic example of gaslighting, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., encouraged liberals not to believe evidence they saw with their own eyes. “Get it in your head! … Don’t think that somehow, because they called out the National Guard, there was violence. There was no violence,” Waters insisted on June 10. “Get it straight, and don’t just rely on what you’re being told or the few incidents that you saw.” When asked about Waters’ comments, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., displayed his Southern roots. “Bless her heart,” he replied.
7. The overwhelmed police force has everything under control. “Local authorities have this under control,” insisted Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., on June 10, accusing Trump of “inflaming those tensions.” But Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell told local media just one day earlier, “We are overwhelmed. We had individuals out there shooting commercial-grade fireworks at our officers. That can kill you.”
8. “Mostly peaceful” burning cars. A California Democrat attempted to portray Trump as a dictator using the military to thwart the First Amendment. Unfortunately, as she made the allegation, video footage discredited her in real time. “We are having an administration that is targeting peaceful protests,” Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif., told CNN’s “State of the Union” on June 8 as the split-screen showed rioters on motorcycles waving the Mexican flag as they circled a burning car. “The president is sending the National Guard because he doesn’t like the scenes. He doesn’t like the scenes of people peacefully protesting,” she continued as CNN promptly stopped showing footage of the vehicular inferno from the other side of the screen.
9. Rioters are just “having fun watching cars burn.” On June 8, KABC-TV in Los Angeles anchor Jory Rand warned, if Trump moved law enforcement to stop the violence, he could “turn what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into a massive confrontation.” Protesters set at least six Waymo electric taxis on fire during the riots. “Burning lithium-ion batteries release toxic gases, including hydrogen fluoride, posing risks to responders and those nearby,” warned the LA Police Department.
10. Irrational exuberance? Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., warned, “You always have to be careful, whether you see a burned car or a broken window, whatever it is. It may be the exuberance of the moment.” Pelosi actually made the broader point that “when there is a large gathering of people, the anarchists see it as an opportunity, and they move in.”
Between June 7 through June 11, CNN and MSNBC described the 2025 Los Angeles riots as “peaceful” 211 times: 123 on CNN and 88 on MSNBC, according to a study from the Media Research Center.
There have been attempts to set the record straight. “Peaceful protests? Call them what they are: violent, anti-American riots,” demanded U.S. Customs and Border Protection, showing footage of the violence.
“What’s happening in Los Angeles aren’t ‘peaceful rallies,’ They’re Third World insurrection riots on American soil,” said the White House.
“The American people are not as stupid as these Democrats are trying to make us out to be,” said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Ben Johnson is senior reporter and editor at The Washington Stand.
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Signal by Ben Johnson.
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of AMAC or AMAC Action.
The left should be tried for treason! They are enemies to America and the American people! They don’t understand that these are not illegal immigrates they are invaders of our country! The Democratic Party stoled money from the American people and paid for invaders of our country! They are lier’s, thieves and enemies to the American people!
America’s Hitler is Barack Obama! The former liar in chief that was not legally the president. Each and everyone of his records has been locked up for a good reason. The truth will eventually come out and Obama will be known for the corrupt, Marxist, Muslim liar he was and is.
Tulsi Gabbard said it best: “The American people are not as stupid as these democrats are trying to make us out to be”. Enough said.
A repeat of the 2020 “summer of love” and all the fake news and liberal accusations against President Trump that went with it. I have no issue with these rioters and paid agitators getting their heads bashed in when they shove and/or attack police officers, ICE agents, National Guardsmen and Marines called in to deport or keep the peace.
Here we go again, no arguments, no leg to stand on, same old pathetic childish hiding from the truth, while facts remain the same. They’ve been hiding behind lies for so long, I think they are running out of places to hide, there is no place you can hide from yourself and they know it.
As stated in an earlier article of today, the Leftist Demos with MSM continue to stir the pot of false rhetorics to deceive the nation. The Demos equating President Trump as Adolf Hitler of modern day, have NO TRUE UNDERSTANDING of what Hitler did to Germany and the rest of the world from 1933 through 1945 as he implemented his heart and desires from his book – “Mein Kampf”. The effects of this book have been continued through evil/hostile organizations and nations since the end of WWII and have never abated. The evil enemies continue their attempts to deride our Constitution so these evil leaders can control the rest of the world.
This riot of violent protest is bought to you by the True Hitler “G. Soros and his protege B. Obama! Spreading their lies !
Hitler was for destruction Trump wants Peace.
We’re witnessing by these Radicalized Leftists an Agenda to overthrow President Trump, his Adminstration and the Agenda the American voters voted for. Those on the Left are committing Anarchy and they must be stopped immediately due to a Direct Threat to American Democracy since its Christian Foundation laid, then, pains takingly built upon.
Don’t just show the burning cars… show all the Dems with their PANTS ON FIRE!
In reading that article, note there was only one representative NOT FROM CALIFORNIA, but all were Democrats. Shows the intelligence of the voters out there. Sad. Had mental depravity permeated through the party nationwide?
These people are almost openly endorsing violence; they are undoubtedly delusional
When real history isn’t learned, you get ignorant people making up stupid things. If Adolf actually deported his “undesirables” instead of his final solution, his legacy would have been different. America’s education system is responsible for dumbing down the people, and it seems doubtful that illegals or actual citizens learned anything about world history. Getting deported instead of getting sent to a gas chamber is a far cry comparing Hitler and President Trump. Where is the msm in setting the record straight? It appears history isn’t their strong suit either.
It’s come to the realization that the only good Leftist is one that isn’t breathing.
They suffer from incurable mental illness, obcessive hatred, and they despise America.
The January 6ers were charged with insurrection. Why aren’t the June 6ers being charged with insurrection?
Dumbacraps are so stupid . Just watch , everything they accused The President of doing is what they are guilty of.
“The American people are not as stupid as these Democrats are trying to make us out to be,” said Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.” Unfortunately too many of them are.
Eight of these ten ridiculous statements had come from politicians in the State of California; one came from Texas; and yet there was another Californian who weighed in that was from the News media industry.
Absolutely no surprises here and these comments were all from usual suspects.
Nazi party stirred up violence for the sake of a genocide of Jews. Now the Democrat party is stirring up violence of the sake of a genocide of unborn American babies. Replacing the next generation of innocent Americans, with criminal invaders from who knows where.
These illegals in these riots have coached by the crazy democrats and the socialist/progressive left wing soros funded anarchist choas that we are watching.
i was an usher when our theater ran dr zhivago 163 times. they may run their garbage more than that by tomorrow.