US President Donald Trump condemned violent protests in Los Angeles linked to immigration raids, calling demonstrators “rioters carrying foreign flags” and accusing them of attacking law enforcement. Speaking at Fort Bragg during the US Army’s 250th anniversary, Trump defended the deployment of the National Guard and Marines, saying it was necessary to restore order.

“These are not amateurs,” Trump said, claiming many protesters were paid and brought to the US from foreign prisons and mental institutions. He accused the Biden administration of allowing criminal groups to enter the country.

Trump proposed a one-year prison sentence for burning the US flag and declared, “We will liberate Los Angeles,” blaming California officials for enabling “gangs and criminal networks” through what he called uncontrolled immigration.

He also warned that Europe faces a similar threat: “They better do something before it’s too late.”