Alexander Motyl, a political science professor at Rutgers University-Newark, says the crisis in Los Angeles is overblown, as 90% of the protests were peaceful, Espreso reports. 

There were protests, some involving violence. Groups of anarchists threw stones and set cars on fire. But 90% of the protests were peaceful demonstrations by peaceful people. There was no real crisis, the expert explains. 

“The most important thing is that Trump and his advisors consider this an uprising and believe they have the right to involve the military, calling it an invasion,” Motyl continues.

They refer to a law allowing the US president to deploy the military in case of such an invasion. The expert believes Trump did this intentionally because he wanted to remove the government from California. 

“He hates not only Kamala Harris but also the governor of the state. He hates California because its liberalism represents everything Trump opposes,” Motyl emphasizes. 

Motyl also reports that 1,800 anti-Trump protests were planned across the country today under the slogan “No Kings”.

“People are protesting, and this is very positive. Americans are showing that they are fed up,” he concludes. 

At the same time, two armed attacks on Democratic politicians occurred in the US, resulting in two deaths and two severe injuries, ABC News reports, citing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, where the attacks took place. According to him, Melissa Hortman, a Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and her husband were shot in what is likely a “politically motivated murder.”

Earlier, Konstantin Blokhin, a political scientist with the Russian Academy of Sciences, advised Trump to suppress the California protests by force.

A Russian official, Alexei Pushkov, chair of the Russian Federation Council’s Commission on Information Policy, claimed that the US is “the top candidate for disintegration” due to the protests in Los Angeles.

Russian officials predict the US’s collapse amid the protests in Los Angeles. Alexei Pushkov, chair of the Russian Federation Council’s Commission on Information Policy, has claimed that the US is now “the top candidate for disintegration” due to mounting internal divisions, Ukrinform reports.

Pushkov, a prominent member of the ruling United Russia party, has shared his statement on Telegram.

“California is in a state of chaos and lawlessness. Rioters are pelting police cars with bricks, conveniently pre-positioned on pallets throughout Los Angeles, just like during the 2020 riots,” he writes. 

He has also accused California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, of siding with rioters and blaming federal authorities.

“While Brussels fantasizes about Russia’s collapse, which won’t happen, it is the US that may not survive the deep divisions shaking its society,” Pushkov has argued. 

He has concluded with a provocative prediction: “In the 21st century, the US may well become the Disunited States.”

Pushkov is no ordinary lawmaker. A career diplomat, he also heads the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and was among the authors of the constitutional amendments that enabled Vladimir Putin to extend his presidency indefinitely.

Meanwhile, Konstantin Blokhin, a political scientist with the Russian Academy of Sciences, has advised Trump to suppress the California protests by force. He has downplayed concerns over public opinion in what he described as a “non-Republican” state.

“I’m 100% certain that Democrats and liberals will immediately label him a dictator, despot, fascist — they’ll do it no matter what. If the situation develops rapidly and unpredictably, force will be necessary. If national security is at risk, no one will sit idly by,” he has claimed. 

Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a formal message congratulating the Russian people on Russia Day, which coincided with Kyiv’s announcement that Russian troop losses in Ukraine have surpassed one million.

Rubio’s greetings come as Russia continues its escalated daily airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, causing numerous civilian casualties.