NYT > U.S. News Vance Blames L.A. Violence on California Democrats and Disparages Padilla Par :Laurel Rosenhall and Orlando Mayorquín 20 juin 2025 à 22:19 Vice President JD Vance said during a Los Angeles stop that Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass had encouraged protesters to engage in violence. He also criticized Senator Alex Padilla and called him by the wrong name. © Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York TimesVice President JD Vance at a press event outside a federal mobile command center in Los Angeles on Friday.