Letter to the Editor: Trump is stoking unrest

Dear Editor.

After seeing the coverage of the riots in L.A. and our neighboring city Paramount, I'm amused as to why people, particularly President Trump and MAGA supporters, are surprised and angered by the protests.

Trump was the chaos candidate, the disruptor who would shake things up (again), and now they're mad there is chaos in Los Angeles County. Is this not what they wanted?

Maybe I'm being unfair and uncharitable to them, but given everything that happened during his first term, like Charlottesville in 2017, the George Floyd riots in 2020, I'm not sure what they expected during his second term.

Trump goes out of his way to goad protesters and rile up his supporters for a showdown; it's entertainment to him. Compare that to Presidents Obama and Biden – they never goaded protesters even though Biden had plenty of opportunities during last year's Palestine protests, and Obama during the Ferguson riots.

This is a result of voting for a man who purposely stokes controversy.

Edward Valencia
Downey