A federal appeals court just handed President Donald Trump a victory, smacking down a rogue judge’s attempt to strip him of National Guard control in Los Angeles, as the Daily Caller reports.
California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom sued Trump’s administration Monday, crying foul over the president’s Saturday decision to deploy the National Guard to quell riots in Los Angeles, a move Newsom called unconstitutional.
Judge Charles B. Breyer, a Clinton-era appointee, sided with Newsom, ruling Trump’s deployment illegal and ordering the Guard out of the city. The Trump team didn’t flinch, requesting reconsideration of Breyer’s decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Progressive judges overreaching? Shocking.
Late Thursday, the Ninth Circuit slammed the brakes on Breyer’s order, allowing Trump to keep the National Guard in Los Angeles through at least Tuesday. A further hearing is set to dig deeper into the issue. Common sense prevails, for now.
“The Appeals Court ruled last night that I can use the National Guard to keep our cities, in this case Los Angeles, safe,” Trump boasted Friday on Truth Social. Safe cities? Apparently, that’s a controversial concept in Newsom’s California.
Trump didn’t stop there. “If I didn’t send the Military into Los Angeles, that city would be burning to the ground right now,” he added on Truth Social. Hyperbole? Maybe, but the left’s soft-on-crime playbook isn’t exactly cooling tensions.
White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly called Breyer’s order “unprecedented” in a Thursday night statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation. She argued that it endangers federal officials. Judicial overreach putting lives at risk -- sound familiar?
“The district court has no authority to usurp the President’s authority as Commander in Chief,” Kelly said. Newsom and Breyer seem to think they can override the Constitution. Good luck with that.
Kelly doubled down, stating, “The President exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.” Lawless? That’s one way to describe California’s riot-friendly governance.
Newsom’s lawsuit aimed to wrestle control of the National Guard from Trump, claiming the deployment violated constitutional bounds. Yet the Ninth Circuit’s ruling suggests his argument is as flimsy as California’s crime policies. Surprise, surprise.
Breyer’s ruling tried to paint Trump as the villain for sending in the Guard to restore order. The left loves chaos until it’s time to clean up the mess. Then it’s Trump’s fault.
The appeals court’s decision buys Trump time to keep the Guard in place, ensuring Los Angeles doesn’t spiral further into anarchy. Newsom’s progressive paradise can’t handle a little law and order, it seems.
Trump’s team argued the president’s authority as commander in chief trumps state-level whining. The Ninth Circuit’s pause on Breyer’s order shows at least some judges respect the chain of command. For now.
Newsom’s attempt to neuter federal power reeks of the left’s obsession with control -- unless it’s controlling crime. His lawsuit’s a stunt, plain and simple. Tuesday’s hearing should be a popcorn-worthy showdown.
The fight over the National Guard isn’t just about Los Angeles; it’s about whether the president can act decisively without activist judges and woke governors tying his hands. Trump is holding the line. The Ninth Circuit’s ruling proves he’s not alone.
