Gavin Newsom is demanding the “immediate withdrawal” of all military forces from Los Angeles—but not because the city is now secure. It’s because the far-left’s street uprising just got shut down, hard.

The California governor’s outrage came after President Donald Trump and the Pentagon confirmed that U.S. Marines would be leaving the city following a successful mission to end violent anti-ICE protests. Trump had previously federalized the California National Guard—over Newsom’s furious objections—to protect federal buildings and restore order after rioters targeted Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Newsom, defiant and bitter, accused the military of being “puppets” in a “performative political theater” orchestrated by Trump and his senior adviser Stephen Miller. But he said nothing about the chaos that prompted the federal response in the first place.

Over the past month, violent mobs tried to block highways, sabotage ICE operations, and provoke wider unrest. Their goal: to recreate the destructive BLM riots of 2020 and force Trump to abandon immigration enforcement. Instead, Marines and Guard troops encircled downtown and stopped the riots cold—before they could spread.

Despite the successful mission, Newsom continues to prioritize political optics over public safety. He called for the Guard to “end the militarization once and for all,” even as known criminal illegal aliens are being arrested and deported by ICE teams that were under siege.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass echoed Newsom’s sentiment, claiming that “violence will only stop” if ICE halts its raids. That’s a direct admission that the protests—and their violent fringe—are being fueled by opposition to immigration law.

Trump, by contrast, stood firm. Not only did the White House refuse to call off ICE enforcement, but it also declined to concede anything to the mobs. When half the 4,000 troops were rotated out last week, Bass declared “victory.” In reality, it was nothing more than a scheduled transition after the mission succeeded.

The last 2,000 troops remain to support ongoing federal protection efforts. Newsom has taken his protest to the courts and lost. The commander-in-chief has full authority to federalize National Guard units when national security or public safety is at risk—a point reaffirmed by federal judges who rejected Newsom’s legal challenge.

What’s striking is not just the governor’s outrage—it’s his priorities. Newsom has shown more concern for street agitators and illegal migrants than for the safety of law-abiding Californians. He ignores the ICE agents under assault, the federal buildings under threat, and the residents caught in the middle.

But it’s clear the left’s plan failed. The anti-ICE riots were stopped in their tracks. No nationwide wave of chaos. No headlines of “Trump crackdown backfires.” Just a city saved from the brink—and a radical movement stalled by boots on the ground.

Now, with the streets quiet and the radical base demoralized, Newsom wants the troops out immediately. The real problem, it seems, is that Trump proved that law and order still works.