Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks on Friday after touchdown in Los Angeles and touring federal legislation enforcement operations.
Vance accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass of encouraging violent protesters and accused Newsom of “endangering legislation enforcement.”
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks on the Wilshire Federal Constructing in Los Angeles, June 20, 2025.
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“Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, by treating this metropolis as a sanctuary metropolis, have mainly mentioned that it’s open season on federal legislation enforcement,” the vice chairman mentioned.
“What occurred right here was a tragedy. You had individuals who had been doing the easy job of implementing the legislation, they usually had rioters egged on by the governor and the mayor, making it tougher to do their job. That’s disgraceful, and it’s why the president has responded so forcefully,” mentioned Vance.
“For those who let violent rioters burn nice American cities to the bottom, then after all, we’re going to ship federal legislation enforcement in,” Vance mentioned when requested if he was happy with Thursday’s federal appeals court docket ruling.
Vice President JD Vance shakes arms with troops on the Wilshire Federal Constructing on June 20, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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When requested by a reporter to touch upon Democratic lawmakers getting handcuffed lately, Vance incorrectly referred to Sen. Alex Padilla as “José Padilla.”
“I hoped José Padilla can be right here to ask a query. However, sadly, I assume he determined to not present up as a result of there wasn’t the theater, and that’s all it’s,” Vance mentioned. “It’s pure political theater. These guys present up. They need to be captured on digicam doing one thing.”
Padilla was forcibly faraway from Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem’s information convention earlier this month in LA, taken to the bottom and handcuffed by legislation enforcement officers.
