Overview

• A Media Research Center study found 211 instances from June 7–11 in which CNN and MSNBC described anti-ICE unrest as “mostly” or “largely peaceful,” with CNN accounting for 123 mentions and MSNBC for 88.
• Both networks routinely attributed violent acts—such as looting and clashes with police—to “rogue actors” or “lone wolves,” with only one reference to the events as a “riot.”
• Protests have turned violent in multiple cities, including flash-mob looting in Los Angeles, the burning of NYPD vehicles in New York City, and a car plowing into demonstrators in Chicago.
• President Trump mobilized 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to secure federal buildings, and Guard forces remain deployed across Los Angeles County.
• Governor Newsom has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s move to federalize California’s National Guard under its order to quell the demonstrations.