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* **Gavin Newsom publicly taunts Trump**, daring ICE Director Tom Homan to “come and arrest me” after violent anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
* **Trump responds by directing DHS and National Guard troops** to “liberate” LA from what he called a “migrant invasion.”
* Over the weekend, **anti-ICE protesters shut down the 101 Freeway**, waved foreign flags, and clashed violently with CHP and LAPD, resulting in **over 70 arrests**.
* **Molotov cocktails, fireworks, and rocks** were thrown at law enforcement, with 2,000 National Guard troops now deployed for a 60-day federal operation.
* Trump’s order to federalize the California National Guard was done **without Governor Newsom’s consent**, triggering legal challenges from the state.
* **Newsom called the move illegal and unconstitutional** and announced a lawsuit citing violations of federal protocols and First Amendment rights.
* **Tom Homan vowed to identify and pursue every violent protester** while Trump doubled down, saying Newsom should be arrested for aiding illegal immigration.
* **MSNBC and California officials frame Trump’s actions as authoritarian**, but conservatives argue it mirrors Eisenhower’s 1957 federal action during the Little Rock crisis.
* Videos surface showing **Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum encouraging U.S. protests**, angering Trump supporters who accuse her of inciting civil unrest to avoid taxation.
* Steve Bannon and Benny Johnson both spotlight the hypocrisy, **noting Democrats like Maxine Waters have encouraged violence** without consequence.
* Kamala Harris downplayed the chaos, **falsely claiming the protests were “overwhelmingly peaceful,”** sparking backlash online.
* **Elon Musk deletes posts linking Trump to Jeffrey Epstein**, possibly signaling a cooling-off between Musk and Trump after weeks of public feuding over the budget bill.
* Trump had dismissed Musk’s attacks as politically motivated, **citing Epstein’s own lawyer who said Trump had no incriminating ties.**
* Meanwhile, Swedish activist **Greta Thunberg was detained by Israeli forces** while trying to enter Gaza by sea with actor Liam Cunningham and others.
* Israel redirected their boat, provided food and water, and dismissed the mission as a **symbolic media stunt**, noting Gaza had already received over 1,200 aid trucks.
* Ukrainian President **Zelensky pushed back on Trump**, warning in a CNN interview that **Putin “will never stop”** and that Trump underestimates Russia’s aggression.
* Zelensky emphasized that **Ukraine is actively fighting Russia**, unlike U.S. forces, and pleaded for continued American aid.
* Senator **Rand Paul criticized Lindsey Graham’s Russian sanctions bill**, calling it “reckless economic warfare” with potential fallout for U.S. allies and families.
* The proposed legislation imposes **500% tariffs on Russian oil/gas buyers**, but Paul says it could backfire by spiking U.S. energy prices and worsening global trade tensions.
* **Senate Majority Leader John Thune wants a vote by late June**, but Trump has not yet indicated whether he supports or will veto the measure.
* Historically, **sanctions have escalated tensions without decisive outcomes**, and economists warn this latest bill could trigger **inflation and supply chain issues**.
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