Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing sharp criticism and widespread embarrassment after boldly declaring that the National Guard had not been deployed—just as boots hit the ground in the heart of the city.
The mayor’s denial came just hours before news cameras captured armored vehicles and riot-ready troops stationed along Alameda Street. Their arrival followed President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize the California National Guard after a violent two-day spree targeting federal agents in Los Angeles left multiple officers injured.
While Mayor Bass was thanking local law enforcement and Governor Gavin Newsom on social media, asserting, “Just to be clear, the National Guard has not been deployed in the City of Los Angeles,” scenes on the street were telling a different story—one of military readiness and government intervention.
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