USA, Reuters: 'Marines in Los Angeles in 48 hours'. Wp: Trump considers cutting funds to California. Dem senator in handcuffs
Trump will sign measures to repeal electric car regulations in western US state, which responds by suing the president
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US marines will join National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles within two days and will be authorised to detain anyone who interferes with immigration officers (ICE) during raids or protesters who clash with federal agents. Reuters writes this, citing officials. The US military said that a battalion of 700 marines has completed specific training for the Los Angeles mission, which includes de-escalation and crowd control.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is considering cutting a large chunk of federal funding to California in the wake of protests over anti-migrant raids, the Washington Post writes, citing two federal officials with knowledge of the plan and documents seen. The president's team is asking federal employees to come up with reasons for the cuts, including failure to comply with Trump's executive orders against diversity efforts and against waste, fraud and abuse by state government.
In addition, Trump will sign measures to repeal regulations on electric vehicles in California: White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt announced this on X. A move that looks like yet another thrashing of the Democratic state led by Gavin Newsom, after sending the army to Los Angeles for pro-migrant protests and threatening to cut federal funds to the Golden State. The western US state announced a few hours later that it will sue the president for repealing state regulations on electric vehicles.
Dem Senator Padilla in handcuffs
During a press conference held in Los Angeles by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Democratic Senator Alex Padilla of California was forcibly removed. Padilla interrupted Noem's initial comments to reporters and attempted to shout questions at the secretary. He was apparently restrained by security officers and then pushed out of the room in handcuffs. Kristi Noem did not apologise for the detention of the Californian senator but explained that she did not recognise him. "I would have preferred that he had introduced himself and told us who he was and that he wanted to speak. His attitude was not at all appropriate, but the conversation was very good and we will continue to communicate. We even exchanged phone numbers," the secretary said. Padilla interrupted her a couple of times before being stopped, thrown to the ground, handcuffed and then removed by some federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security.
The Dem senator has previously criticised President Donald Trump's actions in response to recent immigration protests in Southern California.
