Radio host Charlamagne tha God said on Monday that he had not seen evidence that the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles were violent enough to call for bringing in the National Guard.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, prior to President Donald Trump deploying the National Guard, tear gas was used near Home Depot in Paramount, California, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were allegedly conducting a raid. Following the raid, a violent protest broke out<\/a> and several arrests were made for assault on a federal agent, according to U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rioters have also reportedly engaged in throwing large rocks at a motorcade, smashing windows<\/a> of the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD’s) headquarters on West 1st Street and setting several cars on fire.<\/p>\n CALIFORNIA REPUBLICANS SLAM NEWSOM, BASS FOR LETTING LA BURN WITH RIOTS AMID TRUMP IMMIGRATION BLITZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Charlamagne, however, claimed to be unaware of such activity, arguing that Trump had fulfilled his “worst” expectations from his critics.<\/p>\n “Trump really wasted no time doing the worst of everything folks thought he would,” the radio host said. “Like, you can\u2019t put the military on protesters. Did I miss something? Were they not being peaceful? Because I didn\u2019t hear about any ruckus or violence until the National Guard showed up!”<\/p>\n DJ Envy, one of his co-hosts, replied, “I did see one\u00a0video, I guess it was a protester throwing rocks or bricks at cars as I guess they were agents when they were driving by.”<\/p>\n “But did that call for the National Guard?” Charlamagne replied.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n