Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass should be ashamed of themselves! While rioters burn Los Angeles down, they polish their political halos—parading as saviors while dancing on the ashes of public safety.
They say you shouldn’t throw stones in a glass house, but Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass just lobbed a brick at a riot and called it leadership. I have watched in disbelief as these two so-called leaders buried their heads in the sand while Los Angeles burned around them. It’s not just shameful—it’s treacherous. When the streets are filled with broken glass, burning cars, Mexican flags, and people throwing fists and fire at law enforcement, what do Newsom and Bass do? They blame Trump. Yes, while the president steps in to stop the chaos, they point fingers and claim it’s all a manufactured crisis. I can’t help but ask: When did protecting criminals become more important than protecting Californians?
This isn’t just a political failure—it’s a moral
collapse. According to the live images broadcasted during the riots, not a
single shot went by without someone flipping off the camera, screaming
obscenities, or throwing objects at law enforcement. Businesses were shut down.
Cars were set on fire. Deputies were doused in tear gas and tended to by small
business owners—people who just wanted to open their doors in peace. Yet,
rather than thank the federal agents who were removing individuals accused of
second-degree murder and child abuse from the streets, Newsom and Bass
condemned the effort. That’s like slapping the firefighter while your house
is still burning.
Governor Newsom, in his arrogance, even went so far as to
threaten withholding federal taxes over the president’s decision to deploy the
National Guard. Imagine that: taxes withheld not because of corruption, not
because of injustice, but because someone dared to clean up the mess these
California politicians refuse to touch. And what was Mayor Karen Bass’s
contribution to the solution? She calmly declared that things were under
control. Control? I wonder how “under control” it felt to the residents watching
from behind boarded-up windows as their neighborhoods turned into
battlegrounds.
And this isn’t some far-off conflict. This is Los
Angeles, a city many call home, a city with a history of violence when law and
order are treated like optional luxuries. We all know what happens when riots
erupt in big cities. Businesses shut down, residents are too afraid to leave
their homes, and workers are left wondering if they’ll make it through the
week. The work week was just around the corner when this broadcast aired, and
the images were clear: law enforcement was under siege, and ordinary people
were paying the price. When the shepherd sleeps, the wolves come out—and in
this case, the wolves are emboldened by the silence of those who should be
leading.
Federal agents were attacked. That alone should trigger a
serious response. But because California insists on playing the sanctuary state
card, the standing policy is to interfere with federal law enforcement, not to
assist it. That’s not just foolish—that’s dangerous. And the consequences are
being televised for all to see. The people who are supposed to defend law and
order are being handcuffed by politics. Instead of stepping up and coordinating
with Washington to restore safety, Newsom and Bass decided to stage a political
performance, casting Trump as the villain and painting the agents who risk
their lives as the enemy.
And here’s the worst part: these actions aren’t just
misguided—they’re deliberate. The decision not to call in the National Guard,
even as chaos unfolded, was entirely political. Gavin Newsom could have stepped
up. He could have protected his residents. But instead, he played to his base.
He cared more about optics than outcomes, more about headlines than help. And
Karen Bass? She stood by with a smirk and a soundbite, as if confidence alone
could stop a brick from flying through a window. Confidence isn’t
bulletproof, and smiles don’t stop looters.
The images don’t lie. The lawlessness is real. And while
the National Guard steps in to do what Newsom refused to do, the governor’s
response is to cry foul and complain about federal overreach. Overreach? Is it
overreach when federal agents are being assaulted in your streets? Is it
overreach when small businesses are forced to protect the very officers you
abandoned? Only a fool watches a man drown and argues about who’s allowed to
throw the rope.
As I sat and watched the coverage, one image stuck with
me: small business owners wiping away the tears of law enforcement officers
choking on tear gas. That’s the California spirit—ordinary people stepping up
when their leaders let them down. Those citizens understood something that
Newsom and Bass have clearly forgotten: law and order are not negotiable. A
community cannot thrive in fear, and a city cannot stand when its leaders kneel
to chaos.
What makes this betrayal even more grotesque is the sheer
hypocrisy. Newsom and Bass parade as champions of justice, protectors of civil
rights, defenders of the vulnerable. But where was their outrage when law
enforcement officers were attacked? Where were their tears when businesses were
looted? Where was their protection for the victims of second-degree murder and
child abuse? Instead of defending the innocent, they defended the status quo.
Instead of condemning the chaos, they condemned those trying to stop it.
And I know what they’ll say. They’ll say this was about
respecting state authority, about local control. But let’s be honest: this
wasn’t about control. This was about power. About keeping political allies
happy, even if it meant putting Californians in danger. Newsom and Bass didn’t
lose control—they gave it away. Like a farmer who waters the weeds while the
crops die, they nurtured dysfunction and blamed the gardener.
And now, here we are. The world watches, and so do the
people of Los Angeles, waiting for real leadership. But instead of answers,
they get excuses. Instead of help, they get hashtags. And while the cameras
roll and the streets smoke, Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass stand on the wrong side
of history—arms folded, hands clean, eyes closed.
You don’t need a press release to see the truth. The
footage is proof enough. This wasn’t just a riot. It was a moment of reckoning.
And Newsom and Bass failed the test.
But hey, maybe they’ll write a strongly worded letter
about it.
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