President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops mobilized and deployed to Los Angeles following two days of mass protests and attacks on federal immigration agents that appear to come at the behest of LA Mayor Karen Bass and the LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell.

Late Saturday, as videos of attacks on columns of ICE and Border Patrol vehicles were posted online following arrests of suspected illegal immigrants, the president took to his Truth Social platform to criticize Democratic leaders in LA and Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had yet to respond to the rioting.

“If Governor Gavin Newscum, of California, and Mayor Karen Bass, of Los Angeles, can’t do their jobs, which everyone knows they can’t, then the Federal Government will step in and solve the problem, RIOTS & LOOTERS, the way it should be solved!!!”

Early Sunday morning, Trump followed up his initial post with another that included a call to criminalize the wearing of masks at protests, which is often done to shield an individual’s identity:

Great job by the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and unrest. We have an incompetent Governor (Newscum) and Mayor (Bass) who were, as usual (just look at how they handled the fires, and now their VERY SLOW PERMITTING disaster. Federal permitting is complete!), unable … to handle the task. These Radical Left protests, by instigators and often paid troublemakers, will NOT BE TOLERATED. Also, from now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests. What do these people have to hide, and why??? Again, thank you to the National Guard for a job well done!