Camp Pendleton site of protest over administration’s threat to use military force against Americans

Camp Pendleton File photo courtesy of Marine Corps Area Services Camp Pendleton People gathered Sunday at Camp Pendleton s main gate to protest the Trump administration s threat to use National Guard and Marines against U S demonstrators Organizer Patrick Saunders communicated City News System that about people had indicated up as of p m Demonstrators stood on the sidewalk near the Marine base particular of them holding signs and countless holding American flags We would like to show our promotion to the military members there and let them know the populace is on our side but also we want to condemn the administration s actions of using the active-duty National Guard against U S citizens revealed Saunders an Air Force veteran and Encinitas resident who participants with the grass-roots political group Indivisible Camp Pendleton functionaries did not return a request for comment as of Sunday afternoon The protest follows the Trump administration s decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles after two days of protests over violent immigration raids That move drew strenuous objection from Gov Gavin Newsom Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a multitude of other California Democrats Newsom also criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth s absurd threat to deploy United States Marines on American soil to escalate tensions and incite violence Hegseth noted Saturday that he had placed U S Marines at Camp Pendleton on high alert to be deployed if needed On Saturday a small protest was held in San Diego s South Park neighborhood to stand up for the migrant society a little over a week after U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided two locations of the popular Italian restaurant Buona Forchetta on May throwing flash-bang grenades at crowds standing on the sidewalk in the process