LA protests live updates: Speaker says Newsom should be 'tarred and feathered':
Newsom is against Trump sending the National Guard and Marines to LA.
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Johnson attacks Newsom, defends Trump’s Los Angeles deploymentOn June 10, Mike Johnson defended deploying Marines and the National Guard; Nancy Pelosi criticized Trump.
Key FactsJun 10, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Johnson declined legal judgment on Newsom’s arrest but endorsed tarring and feathering as punishment.
- Johnson said Trump’s deployment of Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles was fully within his authority to maintain order.
- Newsom rejected Johnson’s remarks on social media, comparing them to punishment methods associated with the 1700s.
- Pelosi criticized the deployment, recalling that she unsuccessfully urged Trump to send the Guard during the January 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Look, that's not my lane. I'm not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he ought to be tarred and feathered. I’ll say that.— Mike Johnson, House Speaker; remarks at the weekly GOP news conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2025.
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