Vice President JD Vance declared Friday that President Donald Trump will not hesitate to deploy the National Guard again to control riots if necessary, following a recent appeals court ruling.
The ruling allowed the president to keep command over thousands of troops sent to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE demonstrations.
Vance said that if federal laws are enforced properly and federal law enforcement is protected, sending in the National Guard would be unnecessary.
However, if violent rioters continue to destroy American cities, federal troops will be sent in to restore order.
Speaking outside a federal building in Los Angeles, Vance emphasized that Trump is prepared to take action again if needed but hopes it will not be required.
He acknowledged that the situation in Los Angeles has improved since the initial deployment but warned local officials remain concerned about the potential for renewed unrest.
Los Angeles has become a hotspot for anti-ICE riots, sparked by Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.
These demonstrations have involved clashes between rioters and federal authorities working to detain criminal illegal immigrants.
During his visit to Los Angeles, Vance toured a multi-agency federal joint operations center and an FBI mobile command post, the New York Post