Overview

• Doechii used her Best Female Hip-Hop Artist acceptance at the Peacock Theater to criticize President Trump’s use of National Guard troops and Marines against peaceful protesters in Los Angeles
• Demonstrations erupted on June 6 in response to ICE raids that shut down the 101 freeway and drew crowds to City Hall and the federal courthouse
• By June 11, nearly 5,000 military personnel had been deployed at a cost of about $134 million, prompting concerns from community leaders about escalating fear and chaos
• Governor Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit this week arguing that the federalization of the National Guard violated state authority, a move backed by Mayor Karen Bass
• Artists from Tyler, The Creator to Billie Joe Armstrong and Kehlani have publicly voiced solidarity with the protesters and denounced the militarized response