The riots in Los Angeles, USA are still ongoing. US President Trump said that he supports the arrest of California Governor Newsom, who is a Democrat.

In response, on June 9 local time, former US House Speaker Pelosi criticized on social media, stating that "the Trump administration's escalation and provocation have heightened tensions and incited violence." "Now, the US President says he will arrest an incumbent state governor just because the latter disagrees with these actions."

Pelosi stated, "This is a sign of authoritarianism on the path to tyranny—all Americans should be shocked and appalled by the President's blatant disregard for our constitutional system."

She emphasized that Americans must be able to exercise their constitutional rights to legitimate and peaceful protest. "We must expose the illegal means of the Trump administration and let freedom of speech prevail."

Newsom also responded to Trump's remarks that day. He shared a video clip of Trump being interviewed by the media on social platforms and wrote, "The US President has just publicly talked about arresting an incumbent governor. I hope America will never see such a day. Regardless of whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, this is a line that our country cannot cross."

It is worth noting that after the riots in Los Angeles occurred, some people described them as "beautiful scenery." This was exactly Pelosi's evaluation of the violent protests in Hong Kong in 2019.

At that time, Pelosi was the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Her website showed that in June 2019, Pelosi described the violent protests in Hong Kong as a "beautiful scenery" and used words like "praise" and "courage" in her comments.

After the Capitol Hill riots in 2021 and the current riots in Los Angeles, the value of Pelosi's response at that time was rising. At that time, Hua Chunying stated that we hope there will be more of such "scenery" in the United States.

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