The political scientist predicted the impact of the protests in the United States on the Ukrainian settlement

The protests in Los Angeles against the migration policy of the administration of US President Donald Trump have a serious impact on his presidency and may force the head of state to shift attention from Ukraine and other global conflicts to the country's internal problems. This opinion was expressed by American political scientist Malek Dudakov on Monday, June 9.

According to the expert, the protests will force Trump to shift the focus of attention to the internal problems of the United States to some extent. Dudakov added that the involvement of the armed forces in a major military police operation could be a reason to reduce the military presence in Europe.

"These are the first major riots of Trump's second term. Now Trump hopes not to repeat his mistakes of his first term, so he will immediately deploy the army and the National Guard, something that he did not do during the summer of the Black Lives Matter pogroms in 2020," the expert said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Pain and loss: U.S. spent at least $2 million to deport migrants

The Pentagon confirmed to Izvestia the use of C-17 military aircraft for this purpose - one hour of their operation costs more than $19 thousand.

Mass protests in California began after a police raid to identify illegal migrants, during which 45 people were detained. 360.ru . On June 7, Trump ordered the National Guard to be sent to the state to stop the riots, which caused discontent among the governors of 22 states, who regarded this step as an "abuse of power," reports NSN.

According to the Los Angeles police, cases of looting have been recorded in the city amid protests against the US administration's raids to identify illegal immigrants, RT reports.