Trump: 700 Marines arrive in Los Angeles, may invoke the Insurrection Act to respond to protests.

U.S. President Donald Trump: It remains to be seen whether the protests against Los Angeles will require the use of an insurrection bill. Talks with California Governor Newsom a day earlier. California is in good shape, and without us (the federal government) California would have burned down. In the event of an insurrection in California, I will invoke the Insurgency Act and the National Guard will be stationed in Los Angeles until the danger subsides.

U.S. Northern Command says 700 Marines have arrived in the Los Angeles area. The U.S. Northern Command said in a statement on the 9th that about 700 Marines have completed mobilization and will seamlessly connect with the National Guard that has been deployed in the Los Angeles area of California to protect federal agencies and personnel in the Los Angeles area. CNN reported that sending an entire battalion of Marines to Los Angeles marks a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s military display of force against protesters.