We are going to start tonight in Los Angeles.

We're despite how on edge the city is,

Vice President J.D. Vance thought now would be the good moment for him to pay the city a visit.

Just last night, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Trump will be allowed to maintain control

of the more than 4,000 members of the California National Guard,

while legal challenges to the constitutionality of that setup work their way through the courts. That ruling also keeps

the door open for Trump to send the same kind of federalized military force we're seeing in Los Angeles

into other cities, even if their local leaders object. Vice President Vance made

sure to make that point today during his visit. And I think what the Ninth Circuit said very

clearly is when the president makes a determination that you've got to send in certain federal

officials to protect people. That determination was legitimate, and the president's

going to do it again if he has to. Part of what Vice President Vance was doing in L.A. today was

trying to justify why they still need so many troops there, because right now the streets of

Los Angeles are actually quiet. There are no riots. There was never really a clear reason to send in the National Guard

and Marines to begin with, but even the pretense of that excuse has gone. But Trump and Vance

still want that military force on the streets of L.A. for their immigration agenda. And they want to

lay the groundwork to send more troops to more American

cities. So they're pushing this fantasy that Los Angeles is still under imminent threat.

Unfortunately, a lot of these federal buildings were under very serious threat. I heard about

a lot of that during my tour here today. I think there's some good news, and the good news is the rioting has gotten a lot better.

But the bad news is, as I heard from everybody, unfortunately, the soldiers and Marines are still

very much a necessary part of what's going on here because they're worried that it's going to flare back up.

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