Bass downplays ‘completely unnecessary’ aid from National Guard, Marines

Published June 11, 2025 2:42pm ET



Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the presence of the National Guard and Marines amid anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests in the city.

The Los Angeles Police Department has issued dispersal orders across the cities of Los Angeles and Paramount as activists set cars on fire, including Waymo taxis, and throw frozen water bottles and cinderblocks at police cars, among other acts of destruction. Bass also instituted a curfew in downtown Los Angeles.

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