Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman criticized his party’s response to protests in Los Angeles against raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that,“ the Democrat wrote on X, along with a photograph of someone waving a Mexican flag atop one of several smoking, burning cars. ”This is anarchy and true chaos. My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.” Earlier Monday, Donald Trump announced he would be deploying Marines to the city after having federalized the National Guard without the consent of either California Gov. Gavin Newsom or Mayor Karen Bass. Since protests began last Friday, nearly 60 arrests have been made. One shocking scene on Sunday didn’t directly involve protesters, though, but an officer aiming and firing a rubber bullet at an Australian reporter.
I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that.
This is anarchy and true chaos.
My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/pPYbvP6xR0
— U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) June 10, 2025
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