TMI Show Ep 155: “Trump’s War Against Los Angeles”

Tune into an essential episode of “The TMI Show with hosts Ted Rall and Manila Chan,” tackling the explosive unrest in Los Angeles that’s gripping the nation. Protests against aggressive immigration raids have spiraled into chaos, with burned cars, looted stores, and fireworks hurled at the LAPD. President Trump’s deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops, bypassing a governor for the first time since LBJ used them to desegregate Southern schools in 1965, has ignited a firestorm. Newsom is suing to reclaim control of the Guard, saying the LAPD had the situation under control before troops made things worse. Will Trump escalate even more and invoke the Insurrection Act to unleash active-duty Marines from Camp Pendleton, now on high alert? Or will Newsom’s legal challenge work?

The violence, sparked by random ICE raids targeting Latino communities, has seen flash-bang grenades and tear gas deployed against crowds blocking freeways and surrounding federal buildings. With tensions flaring in Paramount and Compton, will the chaos spread as the workweek begins, or can local leaders like Mayor Bass restore calm? The political stakes are massive—Trump’s calling protesters “insurrectionists,” while the governor and mayor urge peaceful resistance to deny Trump a pretext for more force. Internationally, the crackdown’s optics could strain diplomatic ties.

We have unmatched insight from three SoCal personalities: Manila, raised in East LA, Ted, a former Los Angeles Times cartoonist and KFI radio host, and guest Scott Stantis, The Chicago Tribune cartoonist from south of LA. They’ll unpack why this erupted, what’s next, and how it could reshape the nation’s political landscape.