# POTUS sends 2,000 National Guard troops to L.A. to handle ICE protests - 6/7/2025

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**Created:** [June 8, 2025, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-sends-2-000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a-to-handle-ice-protests-6-7-2025/1019320 "2025-06-08T04:23:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potus-sends-2-000-national-guard-troops-to-l-a-to-handle-ice-protests-6-7-2025/1019320/235 "2025-06-12T21:48:37Z")

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The trouble is that, as far as I can see, Padilla did not identify himself before he started speaking, he only identified himself as they were hustling him out the door. Maybe everyone should have recognized him, but he should not claim (as he does in a Facebook post) that he identified himself in the beginning.

[Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZSkhaLhIvk) is a CBS news clip that shows the video from just before he started talking.

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