Maxine Waters Blames Trump For LA Violence She Previously Claimed Wasn’t Even Happening

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Maxine Waters Blames Trump For LA Violence She Previously Claimed Wasn’t Even Happening

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California claimed Wednesday President Donald Trump “started” five days of riots in Los Angeles after previously claiming no violence was occurring in the city. Democratic Mayor Karen…

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