“Los Angeles was under siege" by protesters "until we got there," referring to the deployment of the National Guard.”
What FactCheck.org found
President Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles to address what he has described as a city “under siege” by protesters opposed to his immigration policy, but state politicians and one federal court have disagreed with that characterization.
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In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 10 June 2025. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 June 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “Missing Context”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- rollcall.comhttps://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-remarks-wildfire-briefing-ova…
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