Did Trump thank the National Guard even before the troops reach Los Angeles? | Donald Trump News

On June 8, the United States President Donald Trump praised California National Guard For his response to protests for the implementation of immigration in Los Angeles.

“A great job of the National Guard in Los Angeles after two days of violence, clashes and riots,” he wrote at Truth Social at 02:41 EDT, east daylight, (06:41 GMT) on Tuesday. He finished the post: “Thank the National Guard for a job well done!”

But the National Guard had not yet arrived in Los Angeles, according to news reports and a spokesman for the governor of California.

Protests in the center of Los Angeles started On June 6, in response to US immigration and customs implementation (ICE).

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) announced protests for an “illegal meeting” that evening and started Use of tear gas, rubber bullets and other deterrents.

The protests continued throughout the weekend, with reports of vandalism, car burning and robbery. Trump declared On June 7, he has 2000 members of the National Guard of California, an action that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and governor Gavin Newo, both Democrats, criticized as an unnecessary escalation.

Less than an hour after Trump's social post, BAS said the National Guard was out of place. “Just to make it clear, the National Guard was not located in Los Angeles,” she wrote to X.

Later that morning, Newsom criticized Trump's post, praised the National Guard, pointing to the mismatch of the timeline.

“For those who follow, Donald Trump's National Guard was not located when he publishes this,” wrote Newsom at X.

Diana Crofts-Palayo, a Newsom spokesman, told Politifact that the National Guard is located on June 8 between 02:00 PDT, Pacific Day and 04:00 PDT, which is 05:00 EDT to 07:00 EDT (09:00 GMT

The first media reports of the California troops of the National Guard on Earth in Los Angeles were on June 8 around 06:00 PDT, or around 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT). Here's what we know about the activation and arrival of the California National Guard.

June 8th time line

00:51 EDT (04:51 GMT): The Northern Command of the United States, a sector of the Ministry of Defense, which supports the National Guard supervision, told X that Defense Minister Pete Heget “directed the Northern Command of the United States to take over the 2000 National Guard Command in California. Post said Active American Marines He may also be summoned to answer.

02:41 EDT (06:41 GMT): Trump praised the National Guard for “Great Work”, criticized Newsom and Bass and described protests as violent excitement.

03:22 EDT (07:22 GMT): BAS published on X that the National Guard had not yet been present.

04:32 EDT (08:32 GMT): CNN reported that “it had not seen any evidence that the safety units were on the ground.”

Between 05:00 EDT and 07:00 EDT (09:00 GMT-11: 00 GMT): The National Guard unfolded During this period of time, according to Crofts-Playo.

Around 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT): The Washington Post reported that the most high -ranking photos and videos of members of the National Guard, arriving in Los Angeles, were filmed around that time, which is 06:00 PDT, or 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT).

11:03 EDT (15:03 GMT): The North Command of the United States has announced that members of the California National Guard have arrived in Los Angeles: “It can confirm that elements of the 79th Infantry Brigade from the California National Guard have begun to be located in the Los Angeles region, with some already on the spot.”

12:07 EDT (16:07 GMT): The Northern US Command has announced that 300 members of the California National Guard have been located in three places in the Los Angeles area.

12:08 EDT (16:08 GMT): Members of the California National Guard gathered near the Capitals Center in the center of LA, The Los Angeles Times reported.

12:17 EDT (16:17 GMT): LAPD has announced that the National Guard was located in federal facilities.

Around 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 GMT): The New York Times reported that at 10:30 PDT, “Nearly 300 members of the California guard have taken positions on three different sites around the city.”

Kabc-TV, a local news channel, said members of the National Guard have appeared in the center of Los Angeles and published video of troops driven through the city of Paramont.

12:29 EDT (18:29 GMT): The Northern US Command has published photos of members of the National Guard of California in LA, working with the Ministry of Homeland Security.

17:06 EDT (21:06 GMT): Trump said he directed federal agencies to coordinate their response to protests in Los Angeles.

18:27 EDT (22:27 GMT): NEWSOM has published that “officially requested the Trump administration to cancel their illegal deployment of troops in Los Angeles County and to return them to the (his) command.”

20:03 EDT (00:03 GMT): The Northern US Command shared a press release of X, which announced that approximately 2000 members of the National Guard of California were “placed under the federal command” to be ready to assist in LA protests. He reiterated that 300 members of the National Guard of the California Army were located in three places.

22:23 EDT (02:23 GMT): NEWSOM said in an interview with MSNBC that it will file a case against Trump to take over the California National Guard.

Politifact researcher Karin Beard has contributed to this report.