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5d ago

Aaron Fisher Identified as Viral LA Protester as National Guard Deployment Persists

The misidentification has shifted attention to the federal presence of over 4,700 troops enforcing a downtown curfew

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Overview

  • Officials have confirmed that the man in the viral video scolding National Guardsmen is activist Aaron Fisher, not actor Wyatt Russell.
  • Fisher, formerly of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus and now a Statecraft Media partner, said the mix-up amplified his anti-ICE message.
  • He criticized the federal troop deployment against the governor’s wishes as 'dangerously un-American' and pledged to continue peaceful protests.
  • The Trump administration has stationed 4,000 National Guard members in Los Angeles with 700 Marines on standby to support local authorities.
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass imposed a nightly curfew in parts of downtown after five days of unrest that included riots, looting and over 150 arrests.