Trump Says Gavin Newsom Should Be Thanking Him for ‘Saving His Ass’ After 2 Nights of Quiet in LA

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President Donald Trump claimed Thursday morning that Los Angeles is currently “safe and sound” following days of anti-ICE protests — and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) should be thanking him for “saving his ass.”

Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump touted the work of the National Guard and Marines in assisting the LAPD in the City of Angels.

“Los Angeles was safe and sound for the last two nights,” Trump said in the post. “Our great National Guard, with a little help from the Marines, put the L.A. Police in a position to effectively do their job. They all worked well together, but without the Military, Los Angeles would be a crime scene like we haven’t seen in years.”

As has been the case for the last week, Trump also took a shot at state leadership, namely Newsom, with his usual “NewScum” moniker.

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“Governor Gaven (sic) NewScum had totally lost control of the situation,” Trump said. “He should be saying THANK YOU for saving his ass, instead of trying to justify his mistakes and incompetence!!!”

The post came a day after Trump blamed “paid insurrectionists” for the unrest in LA.