Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard has been widely criticized. Many believe that the president did not have the right to make use of the military force, particularly the governor for California. But then again, some, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, think that Trump hasn’t gone far enough.
The president sent 2,000 troops to quell the protests happening in L.A. and parts of California. Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened to take Trump to court over the ordeal but in all honesty, it doesn’t seem like there’s much anyone can do to stop Trump right now. But Greene doesn’t want him to stop, in fact, she wants the president to ramp things up a notch or several.
2,000 National Guard is not enough for the LA insurrection and Democrat led war on America!!!
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
The Democrats brought in over 30,000 National guard troops after a 3 hour mostly peaceful protest at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.
They stayed for 5 months, with nothing to do, and… pic.twitter.com/pWF59ptH9K(@RepMTG) June 9, 2025
In a post to X, the Georgia congressional district Representative called the protests in L.A. an “insurrection” and compared it to the Jan 6. Capitol riots.
Marjorie Taylor Greene is so far off the mark it’s actually hilarious
First of all, these two events are in no way comparable. One was a literal insurrection (and it’s not the one happening right now). On top of that, Trump’s response to both events should tell you all you need to know. While he has condemned the protesters in L.A., he never condemned those who took part in Jan 6. In fact, he’s defended them and even pardoned a huge swathe of offences related to the insurrection.
Secondly, Greene makes the ridiculous suggestion that Trump should send 30,000 National Guard troops to L.A. to deal with the protest instead of the 2,000 he’s already sent. It’s unclear where she got this number from as she’s conveniently cropped out the source. However, on the Nationalguard.mil website it states that 6,200 National Guard members were deployed to Washington D.C. to ensure a smooth presidential transition.
The fact that Greene is demanding 30,000 troops is downright insane, but we should expect no less from her. She is one of the few people on the planet who can actually make Donald Trump look like a reasonable guy. What she is suggesting is overkill to the extreme. Calling the protests and insurrection is a stretch, unlike what happened on Jan 6.
Concerningly, many seemed to agree with the Georgia rep, believing that more National Guard members were required.
2,000 National Guard is not enough to quell LA. We need 10X as many, if not more.
— Marshall Masters (@YouOwnWorldUSA) June 9, 2025
As usual Greene’s rhetoric is intended to be inflammatory and rile people up. She accuses “foreign nationals” and “communists anarchists” of declaring war on the government which is another stretch of the truth. In reality the National Guard shouldn’t even be in L.A. right now, even Donald Trump said so, albeit five years ago, but still, it’s Gavin Newsom’s responsibility to call them in, not Trump.
