Former Pentagon advisor and retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor urged US president Donald Trump to usage the 1807 Uprising Act to suppress protests in Los Angeles.
The 1807 Uprising Act is an American national law that gives the president of the United States the right to usage armed forces in the country under exceptional circumstances, in peculiar against anti-government demonstrations, uprisings and rebellions.
"Mr. President, it is time to appeal the uprising bill!" MacGregor wrote in his account on social media X, commenting on the video published by video users allegedly showing protesters waving arms in front of a government building in Los Angeles.
Mr. President, it's time to invoke the Insurance Act! https://t.co/64IaJ3MzkL
— Douglas Macgregor (@DougAMacgregor) June 11, 2025
Axios portal wrote on Tuesday that Trump is closer than always to the 1807 uprising bill to halt protests in Los Angeles.
Correspondent RIA Novosti had previously reported the start of a curfew in respective areas of Los Angeles due to protests. The curfew in the city began at 20:00 local time (06:00 Moscow time) and will apply until 06:00 (16:00 Moscow time). The decision to introduce a curfew in any parts of the city was previously announced by Mayor Karen Bass.
The riots began on June 7, following the raid of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Office (ICE) in downtown Los Angeles, where a massive operation to identify illegal immigrants took place. The clashes with protesters erupted due to reports of possible cuts in national funds for the state. The following day, the White home announced the deployment of national defender troops in the city.
Los Angeles region officials later said they did not ask for the National Guard's aid and stressed that the decision to deploy them was made without consulting local authorities. This became the subject of public controversy between the Republican White home and the democratic state authorities.
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