Shot/Chaser

“If you incite violence or destroy our communities, you are going to be held accountable. That kind of criminal behavior will not be tolerated. Full stop.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom

“After sitting back and letting LA burn for three days (& taking time to sue President Trump for trying to get things under control), Gavin Newsom is politely asking the rioters to go home.” —Rep. Dan Crenshaw

The BIG Lie

“There was no [Los Angeles] violence. I was on the street. I know.” —Rep. Maxine Waters

Spin Doctor

“It’s not chaotic, y'know, other than what you see behind me. It’s actually relatively mellow, though it might not seem that way. … [Protests] like this settle into almost like a celebratory atmosphere.” —an MSNBC reporter in LA standing in front of a burning car

Leftist Hysterics

“Trump is turning the U.S. military against American citizens.” —Gavin Newsom

“The only one supporting lawlessness is [Sen. Tom Cotton] and every one of Trump’s minions who are allowing him to illegally militarize our city and incite violence.” —Gavin Newsom

“What we’re witnessing is not law enforcement; it’s authoritarianism.” —Gavin Newsom

“California Governor Newsom didn’t request the National Guard be deployed to his state following peaceful demonstrations. Trump sent them anyway. … Trump’s goal isn’t to keep Californians safe. His goal is to cause chaos, because chaos is good for Trump.” —Hillary Clinton

“People who have lived here their whole lives, people who have been in this city longer than I have, the vast majority of whom have never done anything wrong, are being abducted — which is the correct word to use — by agents in masks, hiding their identities, grabbing people off the street and at work, sending people to detention centers. … [Trump] wants there to be a war going on here and he doesn’t care who gets hurt in it. There’s no riot outside. We have more so-called ‘unrest’ here when one of our teams wins a championship.” —"comedian" Jimmy Kimmel

Upright

“[Americans] don’t want people pouring into their country unchecked, unvetted from prisons and from mental institutions. They don’t want this. They want their country back.” —Donald Trump

“The only flag that will wave triumphant over the streets of Los Angeles is the American flag.” —Donald Trump

For the Record

“Trump’s highest approval rating is among Hispanics. How ironic that open borders repelled precisely the people Democrats thought they were pandering to. … Law enforcement looks like tyranny to anarchists. To the rest of us, it looks like restoring the Rule of Law.” —Nate Jackson

“The Simpsons has been on air nearly a full decade longer than Mexico ruled California.” —Seamus of FreedomToons responding to claims that California rightfully belongs to Mexico

“Democrats are openly coordinating with a dark money group called ‘families over billionaires’ to oppose the Republican tax cuts bill. It’s hilarious because ‘families over billionaires’ is exclusively funded by …. left-wing billionaires — Soros, Reid Hoffman, Pierre Omidyar.” —Matt Whitlock

“Inflation has come in BELOW economists’ expectations every single month since President Trump took office.” —@RapidResponse47 on X

Mea Culpa

“I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.” —Elon Musk