Vice President JD Vance will visit Los Angeles on Friday, amid strident opposition from local elected officials and protests over the Trump administration’s ICE raids.
Vance “will tour a multi-agency Federal Joint Operations Center, a Federal Mobile Command Center, meet with leadership and Marines, and deliver brief remarks,” per his office. Fox News Digital first reported on his travel plans.
Vance is also visiting following the Ninth Circuit’s decision, issued on Thursday, that allows Trump to continue to have control over the National Guard as the state’s legal challenge continues. In a per curiam opinion, a three-judge panel concluded that Trump “lawfully exercised his statutory authority,” rejecting the state’s motion to allow a lower court order to proceed.
State Attorney General Rob Bonta called the court ruling “disappointing,” but said that the case was “far from over.” “While the court did not provide immediate relief for Angelenos today, we remain confident in our arguments and will continue the fight,” he said.
