Ali Velshi: L.A. Protests Have ‘Escalated’ with the Presence of the National Guard

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VELSHI: "We got a live shot over on the side of you of LAPD and protesters. And you’re right, it doesn’t — there’s some yelling going on, but it does not — it doesn’t seem as kinetic as it did earlier. But this was -- this didn’t start as a fight between the LAPD and the protesters. This has been escalated with the — with the activation of the National Guard. You point out the National Guard is not roaming the streets of L.A. right now, but the idea that they’re there at the behest of the president has inflamed passions."