FACT CHECK: Newsom Falsely Claims Riots Only Began After Trump Federalized Guard

By Joel B. Pollak

CLAIM: Violence only broke out in Los Angeles after President Donald Trump federalized the California National Guard on Saturday, June 7.

VERDICT: FALSE. Riots began Friday, June 6, prompting Trump to act.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) delivered a speech Tuesday evening, as downtown Los Angeles prepared for curfew, in which he attacked President Trump, blaming him for ongoing riots and accusing him of being a threat to democracy.

Newsom’s audio failed for several minutes — a fact whose symbolic significance did not escape online critics — but when he re-launched his speech, he claimed that riots had only started on Saturday night.

In fact, riots (a term Newsom never used) started on Friday, before Trump had done anything.

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