Hundreds of agitators violently clashed with police outside a federal complex in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday as “No Kings” protests swept across Southern California and the rest of the nation.
About two hundred troublemakers headed to the site to taunt officers, violently shaking metal gates set up to protect the complex and shouting profanities at officers.
“F—k you, f—ing come and get me,” one protester shouted.
Protesters, many masked and promoting anti-ICE, anti‑war and pro‑Palestine causes, baited agents with megaphones, calling them “scumbags” and daring them to confront the growing crowd.
The scene near City Hall and its surrounding streets descended into chaos as LAPD and federal agents stood guard, with police on horseback eventually deployed to the scene.
Authorities had given initial warnings to the protesters, who chucked pink smoke bombs, pieces of wood and water over the fences.
After subsequent warnings, officers shot tear gas at the rioters and began detaining them.
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A woman told a California Post reporter that her son had been detained and urged others to “get out of here.”
The LAPD issued a citywide tactical alert at 5 p.m. due to “incidents occurring on Alameda between Aliso and Temple” near the federal Metropolitan Detention Center.
LA’s top federal prosecutor Bill Essayli said agents had been attacked at the scene.
“Federal agents have started arresting those who assaulted our personnel at the Los Angeles courthouse,” he wrote on X.
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“To those who were smashing concrete blocks and throwing them at our officers, we have you on video. We will find you and arrest you too. You’ve been warned.”
Earlier in the day, demonstrators swarmed downtown LA for the “No Kings” demonstration, joining a nationwide wave of rallies led by left-leaning radical groups attacking President Trump and his administration’s agenda.
Crowds jammed the area outside City Hall, waving vulgar signs and chanting before the violence spread into surrounding streets.
Organizers called the protest the largest in US history, with millions expected to take to the streets across all 50 states.
The demonstrations occurred as protesters railed against everything from ICE raids to the war in Iran.
Flyers circulating online called for Trump’s impeachment and removal from office, describing his administration as a “regime.”
In LA, taxpayers are footing the bill for the city’s protest.
One of the leading groups participating is the Liberty Hill Foundation, a social justice nonprofit that receives $14 million in funding for tenant outreach and housing programs.
Across town, Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff strolled down from his swanky new Malibu pad to schmooze with celebrities at a star-studded Malibu “No Kings” rally Saturday.
Emhoff spoke at the rally, one of 41that took place across Southern California for those opposed to the Trump administration.
Comedian Kathy Griffin, once known for holding a mock severed head of President Trump, took a photo with Emhoff at the rally.
Actor Sam Elliott, known for his roles in “The Big Lebowski” and an Oscar-nominated performance in “A Star is Born,” attended the Malibu rally wearing a shirt that read: “Vote the bum out.”
