Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso denounced the deployment of the National Guard, saying local law enforcement is capable of handling the situation.
“There is no emergency, widespread threat, or out of control violence in Los Angeles. And absolutely no danger that justifies deployment of the National Guard, military, or other federal force to the streets of this or any other Southern California City,” Caruso wrote on X. “Local law enforcement is capable of handling the situation and should arrest anyone causing violence in the streets.”
He added that Californians “must call for calm in the streets,” saying the National Guard deployment may prompt the opposite.
Caruso, a real estate mogul, ran against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in 2022 and lost.
Both Bass and Caruso have come out with statements against the federal response to the protests in Los Angeles.
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