President Trump sent the National Guard to Los Angeles because of a wildfire and riots in downtown Los Angeles.
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The Kuhner ReportOct 7, 2026
The sources show Trump's stated justification for the Los Angeles Guard deployment was violent protests against immigration raids, including demonstrations downtown, but no source links the deployment to a wildfire, and the Ninth Circuit ruled the deployment unlawful because that justification did not meet the legal standard.
What was said
… these, you know, moon baths Democrats who believe this because that's what their politicians are telling them, that's what their leaders are telling them, that's the news outlets that they watch, that's what they're telling them. Now, first of all, when Trump sent in the National Guard, what she leaves out is there was a wildfire raging, riots had erupted in downtown Los Angeles, and that they were burning building after building after building. That's why the president sent in the National Guard. He didn't just send in the military, as she tries to imply, because he wants to occupy Los Angeles, he wants to oppress the Latinos, he's a king, he's a dictator, Hitler, Hitler, and now, basically, he's mad as Hitler, he's Hitler but with nukes. …
The Kuhner Report · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. The 9th Circuit rejected the administration's claim that the violence amounted to a rebellion justifying the takeover, and Judge Breyer found 'most protesters demonstrated peacefully.'[3][6][7]
Contradicts. Sources describe the deployment as a response to protests against immigration raids; none mention a wildfire as a reason for sending the Guard.[1][4][5]
Supports. The Trump administration argued that violent demonstrations in downtown Los Angeles protesting the immigration crackdown justified federalizing the California National Guard.[8]
Supports. Some protesters threw rocks and at least one tossed a firebomb during the Los Angeles protests, so some violence did occur.[6]
Context. The Eaton fire and other January 2025 wildfires are covered in the sources as separate events, not as the trigger for the June 2025 deployment.[2][9]
Sources
9 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protestspolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Jason Dearenapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Appeals court rules Trump unlawfully deployed National ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: contradicts
- 4U.S. Marines tasked with defense of federal propertynbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 5Court Says Trump Violated Law in Los Angeles National Guard Deploymentnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: contradicts
- 6Appeals court, including Trump appointed judge, sides against him in takeover of California National Guardsfchronicle.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 7Trump's National Guard deployment to LA was unlawful ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 8Appeals court rules Trump's National Guard deployment to ...abc7.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9Mayor of LA to America: “Beware!”thenation.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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