The United States Marine Corps is an expeditionary force primarily designed for combat, so it’s a dark day for the nation when they’re deployed by Donald Trump against ordinary Americans. Marines being deployed on U.S. soil isn’t unheard of, but in recent history they’re generally tasked with disaster relief in the wake of natural disasters.
That means Trump mobilizing 700 marines onto the streets of Los Angeles to battle civilians is yet more proof that America is in deep trouble. Even the LAPD has sounded a note of extreme caution over the arrival of the Marines, saying that they’re not coordinated with police movements and so represent a “significant logistical and operational challenge”.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is horrified at Washington effectively declaring war on California with a military incursion. Taking to X, he praised the Marines as serving a “valuable purpose” to the country but underlined that “they are not political pawns.”
U.S. Marines serve a valuable purpose for this country — defending democracy. They are not political pawns.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 10, 2025
The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend.
It’s a blatant abuse of power.…
Newsom argues that: “The Secretary of Defense is illegally deploying them onto American streets so Trump can have a talking point at his parade this weekend. It’s a blatant abuse of power. We will sue to stop this. The Courts and Congress must act. Checks and balances are crumbling. This is a red line — and they’re crossing it. WAKE UP!”
Provoke and violently respond
It’s fairly clear what Trump is trying to do, and Newsom called it out in a statement. The ICE raids that snatched away people’s friends, family, and co-workers were intentionally aggressive and violent, designed to inflame existing tensions against ICE. They knew protests would erupt and, as Newsom explained, the aim was to intentionally cause chaos on the streets.
A few agent provocateurs in the crowd, a bit of property damage, and Trump has his justification to send in the military to stamp out the disobedience. Other states will be nervously watching as California becomes an explicit warning of what’ll happen to any state that dares to stand against the Trump regime.
Trump is creating civil war in the US
— Stop The Bollocks with Mirabel (@MirabelTweets1) June 8, 2025
Deliberate creation of a situation whereby he can deploy the National Guard (and has)
Then declare martial law
Then kill Americans
MAGA : this is what you wanted
Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/GgnxpwaqqW
Many on social media say these events sound like the beginning of a second civil war. Ordinarily, talk like that is overly dramatic, but with Trump unleashing the Marines on the residents of Los Angeles, who knows?
