White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday what we all knew: a large number of the paid rioters and insurrectionists are illegal aliens.
Leavitt told reporters during a White House press briefing that 330 illegals have been arrested for their involvement, 113 of whom already have convictions for crimes they’ve committed while living here illegally. One of these individuals, as Leavitt revealed in her opening remarks, was a Mexican national who faces charges for attempted murder after he hurled a Molotov cocktail at a police officer.
“Overall,” leavitt said, including American citizens, “there’s been 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction related charges, including the attempted murder of a police officer with a Molotov cocktail.”
The revelation came when Leavitt was asked for details on who the White House believes is paying the rioters in Los Angeles, who are well equipped for the mayhem they are causing, after the President announced an investigation into who is financing the insurrection.
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Reporter: The President said yesterday that paid insurrectionists were behind or involved in the protests in Los Angeles. Does the White House have any more details about who they believe is paying these protesters?
Leavitt: Yeah, the president, spoke about this last night when he returned from Fort Bragg because, frankly, the President has a lot of common sense. And if you look at some of the imagery that we have received from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE and law enforcement, who are on the ground, you will see boxes and boxes of very professionalized masks and rioting equipment being dropped off for these protesters. So it’s a good question the president is raising, and one we are looking into, about who is funding these insurrectionists and these rioters and these protesters and these illegal criminals.
And I have updates for you on the numbers by the way. Since June 6, there have been 330 illegal aliens that have been arrested as part of these riots in Los Angeles. 113 of those illegal aliens had prior criminal convictions, and overall, and this includes arrests of American citizens, there’s been 157 people arrested for assault and obstruction related charges, including the attempted murder of a police officer with a Molotov cocktail. So, who is funding these illegal aliens who are coming in with this very professional riot gear? It’s a question everyone in this room who cares about truth should be asking, and we encourage your help in trying to get to the bottom of that question.
The rioters and looters in California are clearly well-organized and well-funded, likely by leftwing NGOs and foreign countries, as seen on Monday afternoon when a black pickup truck pulled up to a crowd of pro-illegal immigration with riot necessities, including face coverings.
President Trump announced during his speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday that his Department of Justice is investigating who is funding the insurrection and “they’re already on it.”
The President later told reporters on Tuesday, “Somebody is paying for that. I watched total professionals.”
Leavitt said the President used “common sense” to draw this conclusion, which is supported by “imagery that we have received from the Department of Homeland Security and ICE and law enforcement, who are on the ground.”
If a group is paying rioters and inciting an uprising to stop the federal government from carrying out its lawful authority, which is likely the case, the DOJ ought to bring charges for seditious conspiracy. It can be recalled that members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers faced these exact charges in connection with January 6.
If they are funding foreign invaders and designated foreign terrorist gang members, the organizers should be charged with treason.
