Press Sec Warns Anyone Planning To Copy L.A.’s Violence And Chaos: ‘You Will Not Succeed’

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a stark warning to any potential protesters who had a mind to engage in the same sort of violence and vandalism that has been seen in Los Angeles over the last several days, saying from the press room podium: “You will not succeed.”

Leavitt’s warning comes after five days of violent protests and riots in Los Angeles, sparked by protesters who were attempting to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from doing their jobs and arresting criminal illegal aliens. The anti-ICE rioters have damaged property and attacked both local law enforcement officers and federal agents, prompting President Donald Trump to mobilize a number of California National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to get the situation under control.

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.@PressSec: “Let this be an unequivocal message to left-wing radicals in other parts of the country who are thinking about copycatting the violence in an effort to stop this administration’s mass deportation efforts: you will NOT succeed.” pic.twitter.com/bi7mzg4iR1

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As the weekend approaches with protests already popping up in other cities across the United States, Leavitt warned would-be protesters that it would be in their best interest not to make the same mistakes that some in California had in interfering with the work of federal agents who were enforcing the law.

“Let this be an unequivocal message to left-wing radicals in other parts of the country who are thinking about copycatting the violence in an effort to stop this administration’s mass deportation efforts: you will NOT succeed,” she said. “Any lawlessness will only strengthen this president’s resolve to defend the majority of Americans who want to live their lives peacefully, free from the fear of violent criminal illegal aliens.”

“As President Trump said, ‘Order will be maintained, and illegal aliens will be expelled from our country,'” she concluded.