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Donald Trump: “The head of the police said without, as I said, without the…”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Meets with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026

Published | Video Starts at 31:43

And if we didn't go in from the crime standpoint, you would have had a disaster. It would have been. It was not going to be handled properly. It wasn't able to be. The head of the police said without, as I said, without the federal government, they could not have done it. So here's the story. I love Los Angeles. If they want help during this, I would love to send in National Guard or whoever is necessary to help them. (31:43–31:49)

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Asserts that the head of the police stated federal government assistance was necessary.

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