Republican senators defend deployment of federal troops as California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenges border czar Tom Homan to «arrest me.»
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tore into President Donald Trump for his administration’s response to the Los Angeles illegal immigration riots, warning that American democracy is at stake.
Schumer, a New York Democrat, was asked about comments from Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who had warned his party was «los[ing] the moral high ground» by refusing to condemn «setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.»
Without addressing the Pittsburgher directly, Schumer said violence being seen in the riots is «outrageous and should never happen – full stop.»
«That’s the bottom line and anyone who permits violence or breaks the law should be fully prosecuted.»
However, Schumer then pivoted to lambasting Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard and to allow Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to activate Marines from Twentynine Palms, California.
